[jQuery] Beginner question: Using a function inside of an external plugin
Hello all,
This is a beginner question, and may well be more of a JavaScript
answer than a jQuery answer. None the less, here is my example:
I'm using the ultra lightweight Rich Text Editor plugin (http://
batiste.dosimple.ch/blog/posts/2007-09-11-1/rich-text-editor-
jquery.html)
It is called via it's jquery.rte.js file. In that JS file, he has his
main function set up:
jQuery.fn.rte = function(css_url, media_url) {
// stuff
}
Inside of that, he has his "disableDesignMode" function that I need to
some how tap into via other controls than just the "disable" button he
gives in the toolbar. Here's the function:
function disableDesignMode(iframe, submit) {
var content =
iframe.contentWindow.document.getElementsByTagName("body")
[0].innerHTML;
if(submit==true)
var textarea = $('<input type="hidden" />');
else
var textarea = $('<textarea cols="40" rows="10"></
textarea>');
textarea.val(content);
t = textarea.get(0);
if(iframe.className)
t.className = iframe.className;
if(iframe.id)
t.id = iframe.id;
if(iframe.title)
t.name = iframe.title;
$(iframe).before(textarea);
if(submit!=true)
$(iframe).remove();
return textarea;
}
So, with that said... my question is how do I go about accessing that
"disableDesignMode" function, when it's private to his plugin
function? Do I extend it somehow? If so, how?
Thanks in advance. This is a big learning point for me with JS and
jQuery, so any help is greatly appreciated.