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I was trying to figure out how to extend jquery UI plugins, and here is the solution I found (found it through jquery.ui.widget.js):

<pre>

(function($) {

/**

 *  Namespace: the namespace the plugin is located under

 *  pluginName: the name of the plugin

 */

    var extensionMethods = {

        /*

         * retrieve the id of the element

         * this is some context within the existing plugin

         */

        showId: function(){

            return this.element[0].id;

        }

    };

    $.extend(true, $[ Namespace ][ pluginName ].prototype, extensionMethods);

})(jQuery);

</pre>

The important juice is using the extend function(), and passing through the correct namespace's prototype. hope this helps, please ask if you have any questions.