"inDOM" method proposal

"inDOM" method proposal


Hi there,
I'm new here (and in jQuery), but even though I'd like to propose some
simple but usefull method to the jQuery object (at core.js) to tell
the API user if an element exists in the document. I've tried to build
one as follows:
[CODE]
(function($) {
$.fn.inDOM = function() {
return !!this.parents('body').length;
};
})(jQuery);
jQuery(document).ready(function(){
var jEl = $('.someExistingClass');
// Should be in DOM
console.debug(jEl.inDOM());
// Removing the element
jEl.remove();
// Should NOT be in DOM
console.debug(jEl.inDOM());
});
[/CODE]
So, if the client sets a variable as a jQuery object, and at some
point of the code the DOM element within it can be removed, he/she can
test if it really was. OK, I know it sounds unsignificant, but I think
it would still be usefull.
Thanks!
Diogo Baeder