Random snippets

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/*This list of snippets doesn't really have any purpose. Just looking through ideas.*/

@mathias: classList based on work by boaz https://gist.github.com/478061
/*
Usages:
$(selector).classList() // returns an array of classnames
$(selector).classList('newclass') // replaces the current element’s classes
$(selector).classList(['new', 'class', 'names']) // replaces the current element’s classes
*/

jQuery.fn.extend({
 classList: function(value) {
  if (value) {
   if (jQuery.isArray(value)) {
    this.attr('class', value.join(' '));
    return this;
   } else if (typeof value === 'string') {
    return this.attr('class', value);
   };
  };
  return this.attr('class').split(/\s+/);
 }
});

/*single and double click on same element*/
https://gist.github.com/399624

/*random list re-ordering with a callback*/
https://gist.github.com/236696 (could be done better)

/*reverse variations*/
jQuery.fn.reverse = function() {
   return this.pushStack(this.get().reverse(), arguments);
};


/*sort variations*/
jQuery.fn.sort = function() {
   return this.pushStack( jQuery.makeArray( [].sort.apply( this, arguments )) );
};

jQuery.fn.sort = function() {
   return this.pushStack( [].sort.apply( this, arguments ), []);
};

http://james.padolsey.com/javascript/sorting-elements-with-jquery/

http://www.wrichards.com/blog/2009/02/jquery-sorting-elements/

/*wait*/
by @nlogax/ultror http://docs.jquery.com/Cookbook/wait

$.fn.wait = function(time, type) {
    time = time || 1000;
    type = type || "fx";
    return this.queue(type, function() {
        var self = this;
        setTimeout(function() {
            $(self).dequeue();
        }, time);
    });
};


/*more sort stuff*/

var listitems = $(‘ul li’);
listitems.sort(function(a, b) {
var compA = $(a).text().toUpperCase();
var compB = $(b).text().toUpperCase();
return (compA compB) ? 1 : 0;
});



/*Julian's pub/sub for $.Callbacks in 1.7*/
https://github.com/jquery/jquery/commit/96b0089c9ce5c65f9d002966256d90e778345a2a

/*Faster getText*/
http://forum.jquery.com/topic/sizzle-gettext-open-pull-request-for-ticket-6863#14737000002377958


/*addPrior by @cowboy*/
https://gist.github.com/1076570
jQuery.fn.addPrior = function(selector) {
  var prior = this.prevObject;
  return this.add(selector == null ? prior : prior.filter(selector));
};



/*nextorfirst,prevorlast-http://www.mattvanandel.com/999/jquery-nextorfirst-function-guarantees-a-selection/*/

$.fn.nextOrFirst = function(selector){
var next = this.next(selector);
return (next.length) ? next : this.prevAll(selector).last();
};

$.fn.prevOrLast = function(selector){
var prev = this.prev(selector);
return (prev.length) ? prev : this.nextAll(selector).last();
};