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// the correct way to use jQuery w/ XML
// also see http://gist.github.com/553364 for a normalized DOMParser

var 
   // XML string
   xmlString = '<wu_tang><member name="Method Man" /></wu_tang>',
	
   // DOM parsing object
   parser = new DOMParser(),
	

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// based heavily off:
// https://sites.google.com/a/van-steenbeek.net/archive/explorer_domparser_parsefromstring
if( typeof window.DOMParser === "undefined" ){
    window.DOMParser = function(){};

    window.DOMParser.prototype.parseFromString = function(str, contentType){
        if(typeof ActiveXObject !== 'undefined'){
            var xmldata = new ActiveXObject('MSXML.DomDocument');
            xmldata.async = false;
            xmldata.loadXML(str);

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// jquery related selects plugin by eric hynds, erichynds.com
// re-write of http://github.com/ehynds/jquery-related-selects

(function($){
    
$.fn.relatedSelects = function( options ){
    
    function RelatedSelect( form, options ){
        var selects = this.selects = [], form = $(form);
        

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// old and busted

var foo = $(".bar");

if( foo.length ){
   foo.addClass("LOL");
}


// new hotness

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// A
$this.find("li")
   .wrapInner('<a href="#" style="display:block" />')
   .delegate("a", "click", function(){
      $this.dialog("close");
      return false;
});


// B

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// recursive setTimeout, better than setInterval.  @paul_irish
(function f(){ if(condition){} else{ setTimeout(f, 1000); } })().

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(function($){

	$.widget("ui.mywidget", {
		options: {
			autoOpen: true
		},
		
		_create: function(){
		
			// by default, consider this thing closed.

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// accessing all OTHER instances of a widget, from within your widget.

// method one: use your own data store

var instances = [];
$.widget("ui.dialog", {

	_create: function(){
		instances.push(this.element);
	},

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// Skeleton jQuery Plugin (OO)
(function($){
	
	$.fn.myPlugin = function( options ){
		options = $.extend( {}, $.fn.myPlugin.defaults, options );
		
		return this.each(function(){
			
			// create a new object & store it in the element's data for easy access
			$(this).data('myPlugin', new MyPlugin(this, options));

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// extremely basic templating with replace().

var 

// template
template = '<div id="#{id}">#{text}</div>',
	
// object literal of replacement values
params = { id:10, text:'hi there' },