superlink.jquery.js

(function($){

  /* ----
     superLink jQuery plugin
     (c) James Padolsey
     ----
     Contributors:
     Brian Fisher
     ----
     Adapted to project
  */

  $.fn.superLink = function(link, targetElement){
    link = link || 'a:first';
    return this.each(function(){
      var $container = $(this),
        $targetLink = $(link, $container).clone(true),
        $targetElement = targetElement || $('td:first', $container);

      // Take all current mouseout handlers of $container and
      // transfer them to the mouseout handler of $targetLink
      var mouseouts = $(this).data('events') && $(this).data('events').mouseout;
      if (mouseouts) {
        $.each(mouseouts, function(i, fn){
          $targetLink.mouseout(function(e){
            fn.call($container, e);
          });
        });
        delete $(this).data('events').mouseout;
      }

      // Take all current mouseover handlers of $container and
      // transfer them to the mouseover handler of $targetLink
      var mouseovers = $(this).data('events') && $(this).data('events').mouseover;
      if (mouseovers) {
        $.each(mouseovers, function(i, fn){
          $targetLink.mouseover(function(e){
            fn.call($container, e);
          });
        });
        delete $(this).data('events').mouseover;
      }

      $targetLink
        .click(function(){
          $targetLink.blur();
        })
        .css({
          position: 'absolute',
          top: $container.offset().top,
          left: $container.offset().left,
          // IE requires background to be set
          backgroundColor: '#fff',
          display: 'none',
          opacity: 0,
          width: $container.outerWidth(),
          height: $container.outerHeight(),
          padding: 0
        })
        .addClass('super-link')
        .appendTo($targetElement);

      $targetLink.show();
    });
  };

  $.fn.superUnlink = function(){
    return this.each(function(){
      $('.super-link', this).remove()
    });
  };

})(jQuery);