Analogy between .bind() and .data() ?

Analogy between .bind() and .data() ?

<div dir="ltr">So I did sit up and pay attention at the conference when I learned that events could be bound to pure javascript objects and not just the dom.  I also am attempting to replace some code I have for simple data caching with $().data() .  The question is, can I bind data to pure javascript objects and not just dom elements, and if not does it make sense to extend the same analogy the .bind() uses to allow this?  <br clear="all">
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Christopher Thatcher
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