continue;\r
\r
// Recurse if we're merging object values\r
- if ( deep && typeof options[ name ] == "object" && target[ name ] )\r
+ if ( deep && typeof options[ name ] == "object" && target[ name ] && !options[ name ].nodeType )\r
jQuery.extend( target[ name ], options[ name ] );\r
\r
// Don't bring in undefined values\r