Improved docs for append, prepend, before and after, merging the three pairs into one

newandnoteworthy.txt

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ New and Noteworthy
  - You can now unbind event handlers from within themselves
  - Documented filter(Function)
  - Improved docs for FX module, merging method descriptions and marking optional arguments
+ - Improved docs for append, prepend, before and after, merging the three pairs into one
 
 1.0.4
 -----

src/jquery/coreTest.js

@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ test("wrap(String|Element)", function() {
 	ok( result.text() == defaultText, 'Check for element wrapping' );
 });
 
-test("append(String|Element|Array<Element>)", function() {
+test("append(String|Element|Array<Element>|jQuery)", function() {
-	expect(4);
+	expect(5);
 	var defaultText = 'Try them out:'
 	var result = $('#first').append('<b>buga</b>');
 	ok( result.text() == defaultText + 'buga', 'Check if text appending works' );
@@ -186,10 +186,15 @@ test("append(String|Element|Array&lt;Element&gt;)", function() {
 	expected = "This link has class=\"blog\": Simon Willison's WeblogTry them out:Yahoo";
 	$('#sap').append([document.getElementById('first'), document.getElementById('yahoo')]);
 	ok( expected == $('#sap').text(), "Check for appending of array of elements" );
+	
+	reset();
+	expected = "This link has class=\"blog\": Simon Willison's WeblogTry them out:Yahoo";
+	$('#sap').append($("#first, #yahoo"));
+	ok( expected == $('#sap').text(), "Check for appending of jQuery object" );
 });
 
-test("prepend(String|Element|Array&lt;Element&gt;)", function() {
+test("prepend(String|Element|Array&lt;Element&gt;|jQuery)", function() {
-	expect(4);
+	expect(5);
 	var defaultText = 'Try them out:'
 	var result = $('#first').prepend('<b>buga</b>');
 	ok( result.text() == 'buga' + defaultText, 'Check if text prepending works' );
@@ -204,10 +209,15 @@ test("prepend(String|Element|Array&lt;Element&gt;)", function() {
 	expected = "Try them out:YahooThis link has class=\"blog\": Simon Willison's Weblog";
 	$('#sap').prepend([document.getElementById('first'), document.getElementById('yahoo')]);
 	ok( expected == $('#sap').text(), "Check for prepending of array of elements" );
+	
+	reset();
+	expected = "Try them out:YahooThis link has class=\"blog\": Simon Willison's Weblog";
+	$('#sap').prepend($("#first, #yahoo"));
+	ok( expected == $('#sap').text(), "Check for prepending of jQuery object" );
 });
 
-test("before(String|Element|Array&lt;Element&gt;)", function() {
+test("before(String|Element|Array&lt;Element&gt;|jQuery)", function() {
-	expect(3);
+	expect(4);
 	var expected = 'This is a normal link: bugaYahoo';
 	$('#yahoo').before('<b>buga</b>');
 	ok( expected == $('#en').text(), 'Insert String before' );
@@ -221,10 +231,15 @@ test("before(String|Element|Array&lt;Element&gt;)", function() {
 	expected = "This is a normal link: Try them out:diveintomarkYahoo";
 	$('#yahoo').before([document.getElementById('first'), document.getElementById('mark')]);
 	ok( expected == $('#en').text(), "Insert array of elements before" );
+	
+	reset();
+	expected = "This is a normal link: Try them out:diveintomarkYahoo";
+	$('#yahoo').before($("#first, #mark"));
+	ok( expected == $('#en').text(), "Insert jQuery before" );
 });
 
-test("after(String|Element|Array&lt;Element&gt;)", function() {
+test("after(String|Element|Array&lt;Element&gt;|jQuery)", function() {
-	expect(3);
+	expect(4);
 	var expected = 'This is a normal link: Yahoobuga';
 	$('#yahoo').after('<b>buga</b>');
 	ok( expected == $('#en').text(), 'Insert String after' );
@@ -238,6 +253,11 @@ test("after(String|Element|Array&lt;Element&gt;)", function() {
 	expected = "This is a normal link: YahooTry them out:diveintomark";
 	$('#yahoo').after([document.getElementById('first'), document.getElementById('mark')]);
 	ok( expected == $('#en').text(), "Insert array of elements after" );
+	
+	reset();
+	expected = "This is a normal link: YahooTry them out:diveintomark";
+	$('#yahoo').after($("#first, #mark"));
+	ok( expected == $('#en').text(), "Insert jQuery after" );
 });
 
 test("end()", function() {

src/jquery/jquery.js

@@ -600,8 +600,8 @@ jQuery.fn = jQuery.prototype = {
 	},
 
 	/**
-	 * Append any number of elements to the inside of every matched elements,
+	 * Append content to the inside of every matched element.
-	 * generated from the provided HTML.
+	 *
 	 * This operation is similar to doing an appendChild to all the
 	 * specified elements, adding them into the document.
 	 *
@@ -609,40 +609,21 @@ jQuery.fn = jQuery.prototype = {
 	 * @before <p>I would like to say: </p>
 	 * @result <p>I would like to say: <b>Hello</b></p>
 	 *
-	 * @name append
-	 * @type jQuery
-	 * @param String html A string of HTML, that will be created on the fly and appended to the target.
-	 * @cat DOM/Manipulation
-	 */
-
-	/**
-	 * Append an element to the inside of all matched elements.
-	 * This operation is similar to doing an appendChild to all the
-	 * specified elements, adding them into the document.
-	 *
 	 * @example $("p").append( $("#foo")[0] );
 	 * @before <p>I would like to say: </p><b id="foo">Hello</b>
 	 * @result <p>I would like to say: <b id="foo">Hello</b></p>
 	 *
-	 * @name append
-	 * @type jQuery
-	 * @param Element elem A DOM element that will be appended.
-	 * @cat DOM/Manipulation
-	 */
-
-	/**
-	 * Append any number of elements to the inside of all matched elements.
-	 * This operation is similar to doing an appendChild to all the
-	 * specified elements, adding them into the document.
-	 *
 	 * @example $("p").append( $("b") );
 	 * @before <p>I would like to say: </p><b>Hello</b>
 	 * @result <p>I would like to say: <b>Hello</b></p>
 	 *
 	 * @name append
 	 * @type jQuery
-	 * @param Array<Element> elems An array of elements, all of which will be appended.
+	 * @param <Content> content Content to append to the target
 	 * @cat DOM/Manipulation
+	 * @see prepend(<Content>)
+	 * @see before(<Content>)
+	 * @see after(<Content>)
 	 */
 	append: function() {
 		return this.domManip(arguments, true, 1, function(a){
@@ -651,94 +632,59 @@ jQuery.fn = jQuery.prototype = {
 	},
 
 	/**
-	 * Prepend any number of elements to the inside of every matched elements,
+	 * Prepend content to the inside of every matched element.
-	 * generated from the provided HTML.
+	 *
-	 * This operation is the best way to insert dynamically created elements
+	 * This operation is the best way to insert elements
-	 * inside, at the beginning, of all the matched element.
+	 * inside, at the beginning, of all matched elements.
 	 *
 	 * @example $("p").prepend("<b>Hello</b>");
 	 * @before <p>I would like to say: </p>
 	 * @result <p><b>Hello</b>I would like to say: </p>
 	 *
-	 * @name prepend
-	 * @type jQuery
-	 * @param String html A string of HTML, that will be created on the fly and appended to the target.
-	 * @cat DOM/Manipulation
-	 */
-
-	/**
-	 * Prepend an element to the inside of all matched elements.
-	 * This operation is the best way to insert an element inside, at the
-	 * beginning, of all the matched element.
-	 *
 	 * @example $("p").prepend( $("#foo")[0] );
 	 * @before <p>I would like to say: </p><b id="foo">Hello</b>
 	 * @result <p><b id="foo">Hello</b>I would like to say: </p>
-	 *	 
+	 *	
-	 * @name prepend
-	 * @type jQuery
-	 * @param Element elem A DOM element that will be appended.
-	 * @cat DOM/Manipulation
-	 */
-
-	/**
-	 * Prepend any number of elements to the inside of all matched elements.
-	 * This operation is the best way to insert a set of elements inside, at the
-	 * beginning, of all the matched element.
-	 *
 	 * @example $("p").prepend( $("b") );
 	 * @before <p>I would like to say: </p><b>Hello</b>
 	 * @result <p><b>Hello</b>I would like to say: </p>
 	 *
 	 * @name prepend
 	 * @type jQuery
-	 * @param Array<Element> elems An array of elements, all of which will be appended.
+	 * @param <Content> content Content to prepend to the target.
 	 * @cat DOM/Manipulation
+	 * @see append(<Content>)
+	 * @see before(<Content>)
+	 * @see after(<Content>)
 	 */
 	prepend: function() {
 		return this.domManip(arguments, true, -1, function(a){
 			this.insertBefore( a, this.firstChild );
 		});
 	},
-
+	
 	/**
-	 * Insert any number of dynamically generated elements before each of the
+	 * Insert content before each of the matched elements.
-	 * matched elements.
 	 *
 	 * @example $("p").before("<b>Hello</b>");
 	 * @before <p>I would like to say: </p>
 	 * @result <b>Hello</b><p>I would like to say: </p>
 	 *
-	 * @name before
-	 * @type jQuery
-	 * @param String html A string of HTML, that will be created on the fly and appended to the target.
-	 * @cat DOM/Manipulation
-	 */
-
-	/**
-	 * Insert an element before each of the matched elements.
-	 *
 	 * @example $("p").before( $("#foo")[0] );
 	 * @before <p>I would like to say: </p><b id="foo">Hello</b>
 	 * @result <b id="foo">Hello</b><p>I would like to say: </p>
 	 *
-	 * @name before
-	 * @type jQuery
-	 * @param Element elem A DOM element that will be appended.
-	 * @cat DOM/Manipulation
-	 */
-
-	/**
-	 * Insert any number of elements before each of the matched elements.
-	 *
 	 * @example $("p").before( $("b") );
 	 * @before <p>I would like to say: </p><b>Hello</b>
 	 * @result <b>Hello</b><p>I would like to say: </p>
 	 *
 	 * @name before
 	 * @type jQuery
-	 * @param Array<Element> elems An array of elements, all of which will be appended.
+	 * @param <Content> content Content to insert before each target.
 	 * @cat DOM/Manipulation
+	 * @see append(<Content>)
+	 * @see prepend(<Content>)
+	 * @see after(<Content>)
 	 */
 	before: function() {
 		return this.domManip(arguments, false, 1, function(a){
@@ -747,43 +693,27 @@ jQuery.fn = jQuery.prototype = {
 	},
 
 	/**
-	 * Insert any number of dynamically generated elements after each of the
+	 * Insert content after each of the matched elements.
-	 * matched elements.
 	 *
 	 * @example $("p").after("<b>Hello</b>");
 	 * @before <p>I would like to say: </p>
 	 * @result <p>I would like to say: </p><b>Hello</b>
 	 *
-	 * @name after
-	 * @type jQuery
-	 * @param String html A string of HTML, that will be created on the fly and appended to the target.
-	 * @cat DOM/Manipulation
-	 */
-
-	/**
-	 * Insert an element after each of the matched elements.
-	 *
 	 * @example $("p").after( $("#foo")[0] );
 	 * @before <b id="foo">Hello</b><p>I would like to say: </p>
 	 * @result <p>I would like to say: </p><b id="foo">Hello</b>
 	 *
-	 * @name after
-	 * @type jQuery
-	 * @param Element elem A DOM element that will be appended.
-	 * @cat DOM/Manipulation
-	 */
-
-	/**
-	 * Insert any number of elements after each of the matched elements.
-	 *
 	 * @example $("p").after( $("b") );
 	 * @before <b>Hello</b><p>I would like to say: </p>
 	 * @result <p>I would like to say: </p><b>Hello</b>
 	 *
 	 * @name after
 	 * @type jQuery
-	 * @param Array<Element> elems An array of elements, all of which will be appended.
+	 * @param <Content> content Content to insert after each target.
 	 * @cat DOM/Manipulation
+	 * @see append(<Content>)
+	 * @see prepend(<Content>)
+	 * @see before(<Content>)
 	 */
 	after: function() {
 		return this.domManip(arguments, false, -1, function(a){
@@ -796,6 +726,8 @@ jQuery.fn = jQuery.prototype = {
 	 * back to its previous state. After an end operation, the list of matched elements will
 	 * revert to the last state of matched elements.
 	 *
+	 * If there was no destructive operation before, an empty set is returned.
+	 *
 	 * @example $("p").find("span").end();
 	 * @before <p><span>Hello</span>, how are you?</p>
 	 * @result $("p").find("span").end() == [ <p>...</p> ]