Question

I am writing the plugin for jQuery. I have the problem with the extension plugin. I wrote the plugin for example: http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Authoring.

See the following example code:

(function($){
    var i18n    = {};
    var methods = {};
    $.fn.myPlugin = function(options){
        //...
   };
})(jQuery);

How can I extend the property i18n?

I want to be able to support the internationalization plug-in settings which are stored in the separate file. How should I do?

Answer 1

For example:

// plugin definition
$.fn.hilight = function(options) {
  // Extend our default options with those provided.
  // Note that the first arg to extend is an empty object -
  // this is to keep from overriding our "defaults" object.
  var opts = $.extend({}, $.fn.hilight.defaults, options);
  // Our plugin implementation code goes here.
};
// plugin defaults - added as a property on our plugin function
$.fn.hilight.defaults = {
  foreground: 'red',
  background: 'yellow'
};

From here http://www.learningjquery.com/2007/10/a-plugin-development-pattern.

This is a very nice tutorial to get started with