Element#identify() → 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.