At the moment, I am utilizing a JQuery Plugin known as Raty, among others. This particular plugin typically operates as follows:
(function($){
$.fn.raty = function(settings, url){
// Default operations
// Functions
this.activate = function(){}
this.reset = function(){}
};
});
In my code, I make the call like this:
$('#someDivId').raty();
The issue arises when I attempt to utilize one of these extended methods (such as reset()) on the "someDivId". When I try to execute any of the extended methods using jQuery $('#someDivId'), an error occurs indicating that the object does not have these methods attached to it.
Here is the problematic section of code:
$('#someDivId').activate();
My question is, is there a way to access these methods from outside the plugin? And if not, do you know of a generic alternative method?
In my current situation, I resorted to including a hidden link that can be clicked to trigger any of these methods. However, I still consider it to be a rather inelegant workaround :P
Thank you, Nicolas