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which is exactly how the "jQuery" object returned by $() works

Russ Cam
– Russ Cam

2010-01-03 23:34:01 +00:00
Commented Jan 3, 2010 at 23:34
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Well, I'm sure there's a plugin which allows you to do that with jQuery :P

Ben Shelock
– Ben Shelock

2010-01-03 23:37:27 +00:00
Commented Jan 3, 2010 at 23:37
81

How about [] instead of new Array() and {} instead of new Object()...

James
– James

2010-01-03 23:58:59 +00:00
Commented Jan 3, 2010 at 23:58
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@J-P: sure, why not. I'm just trying to be as clear as possible in the example.

David Hellsing
– David Hellsing

2010-01-04 00:03:10 +00:00
Commented Jan 4, 2010 at 0:03
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@Justin: Actually, it's slightly faster: mir.aculo.us/2009/12/24/extreme-javascript-performance-video (slide 21 onwards)

Will Vousden
– Will Vousden

2010-01-04 01:30:48 +00:00
Commented Jan 4, 2010 at 1:30

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create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
indent code by 4 spaces
backtick escapes `like _so_`
quote by placing > at start of line
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