class method Element.identify
Element.identify(element) → String
Returns element
's ID. If element
does not have an ID, one is
generated, assigned to element
, and returned.
Examples
Original HTML:
<ul>
<li id="apple">apple</li>
<li>orange</li>
</ul>
JavaScript:
$('apple').identify();
// -> 'apple'
$('apple').next().identify();
// -> 'anonymous_element_1'
Resulting HTML:
<ul>
<li id="apple">apple</li>
<li id="anonymous_element_1">orange</li>
</ul>
This method can be called either as an instance method or as a generic method. If calling as a generic, pass the instance in as the first argument.