Javascript Object Literals and Storing jQuery Objects
What I really want is to store $("header") in a variable. When I try to do this with $header2 (below) it fails. #header is red not blue.
For $header I've got an anonymous function returning $("#header"). Although this works I'm sure its not efficient as it calls $header every time it's used(?) - so its the same as just using $("#header") throughout the code.
When I use firebug to output lib.page.$header2.selector is correctly displays #header. As you can see the script which calls lib.page.init is at the bottom of the the document so the DOM should be ready.
Any ideas?
<script type="text/javascript">
var lib = {
page : {
$header : function() { return $("#header")},
$header2 : $("#header"),
init: function() {
lib.page.$header().css("background","red");
lib.page.$header2.css("background","blue");
console.log(lib.page.$header2.selector);
}
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="wrapper">
<div id="header">
<em>Example!</em>
</div>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function() { lib.page.init(); });
</script>
</body>