[jQuery] jQuery Cache and AJAX question

[jQuery] jQuery Cache and AJAX question


I store a jQuery object ($remove=$(’img.remove’);) in global space at
document(ready). Later in the script, I use an AJAX get call which
removes one of the images with that class and reloads the div
container. The reload has a callback function which needs the number
of elements with the 'remove' class ($(’img.remove’).length).
In the callback function, should I code $remove.length or $
('img.remove').length? Is $remove and $('img.remove') equivalent since
the DOM changed since I stored the original jQuery object?
Thanks in advance.
John
NYC, USA