},
val: function( value ) {
- if ( value === undefined ) {
+ if ( !arguments.length ) {
var elem = this[0];
if ( elem ) {
val = value.call(this, i, self.val());
}
- // Typecast each time if the value is a Function and the appended
- // value is therefore different each time.
- if ( typeof val === "number" ) {
+ // Treat null/undefined as ""; convert numbers to string
+ if ( val == null ) {
+ val = "";
+ } else if ( typeof val === "number" ) {
val += "";
}