Just a simple interface for getting data from the DOM into Javascript.
To retrieve semantic data stored in the DOM, pass a hash of accepted attributes to $.DOMDataSource:
<div class="car">
<span class="color">yellow</span>
<span class="make">dodge</span>
<span class="model">dart</span>
</div>
jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {
var attributes = {
color: '',
make: '',
model: ''
};
var car = $('.car').DOMDataSource(attributes);
});
Collections of data can also be retrieved from lists:
<ul>
<li>
<span class="color">blue</span>
<span class="make">amc</span>
<span class="model">hornet</span>
</li>
<li>
<span class="color">orange</span>
<span class="make">chevrolet</span>
<span class="model">corvair</span>
</li>
</ul>
// in script:
var cars = $('ul').DOMDataSource(attributes);
Finally, data may also be sourced from tables. Note that tables will try and convert the column headers into attribute keys.
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Color</th>
<th>Make</th>
<th>Model</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>green</td>
<td>oldsmobile</td>
<td>woodie</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>silver</td>
<td>dmc</td>
<td>delorean</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
// in script:
var cars = $('table').DOMDataSource(attributes);
RJ Zaworski rj@rjzaworski.com
The jquery.DOMDataSource plugin is released under the WTFPL License. You can read the license here.