*/
jQuery.extend = jQuery.fn.extend = function() {
// copy reference to target object
- var target = arguments[0], a = 1;
+ var target = arguments[0] || {}, a = 1, al = arguments.length;
// extend jQuery itself if only one argument is passed
- if ( arguments.length == 1 ) {
+ if ( al == 1 ) {
target = this;
a = 0;
}
+
var prop;
- while ( (prop = arguments[a++]) != null )
- // Extend the base object
- for ( var i in prop ) target[i] = prop[i];
+
+ for ( ; a < al; a++ )
+ // Only deal with non-null/undefined values
+ if ( (prop = arguments[a]) != null )
+ // Extend the base object
+ for ( var i in prop ) {
+ // Prevent never-ending loop
+ if ( target == prop[i] )
+ continue;
+
+ // Recurse if we're merging object values
+ if ( typeof prop[i] == 'object' && target[i] )
+ jQuery.extend( target[i], prop[i] );
+
+ // Don't bring in undefined values
+ else if ( prop[i] != undefined )
+ target[i] = prop[i];
+ }
// Return the modified object
return target;
[3, "<table><tbody><tr>", "</tr></tbody></table>"] ||
!s.indexOf("<col") &&
- [2, "<table><colgroup>", "</colgroup></table>"] ||
+ [2, "<table><tbody></tbody><colgroup>", "</colgroup></table>"] ||
+
+ // IE can't serialize <link> and <script> tags normally
+ jQuery.browser.msie &&
+ [1, "div<div>", "</div>"] ||
[0,"",""];
// Move to the right depth
while ( wrap[0]-- )
- div = div.firstChild;
+ div = div.lastChild;
// Remove IE's autoinserted <tbody> from table fragments
if ( jQuery.browser.msie ) {