Backported wiki changes from http://docs.jquery.com/API/1.1.1/DOM/Attributes

diff --git a/src/jquery/jquery.js b/src/jquery/jquery.js
index 64ade0a6830cf9d999ba83ad99b193be1cf83e59..1d96eacf61990c6ffb75fe5dac0022e651d1c778 100644 (file)
--- a/src/jquery/jquery.js
+++ b/src/jquery/jquery.js
@@ -356,6 +356,9 @@ jQuery.fn = jQuery.prototype = {
         * This method makes it easy to retrieve a property value
         * from the first matched element.
         *
+        * If the element does not have an attribute with such a
+        * name, undefined is returned.
+        *
         * @example $("img").attr("src");
         * @before <img src="test.jpg"/>
         * @result test.jpg
@@ -387,8 +390,6 @@ jQuery.fn = jQuery.prototype = {
        /**
         * Set a single property to a value, on all matched elements.
         *
-        * Can compute values provided as ${formula}, see second example.
-        *
         * Note that you can't set the name property of input elements in IE.
         * Use $(html) or .append(html) or .html(html) to create elements
         * on the fly including the name property.
@@ -398,11 +399,6 @@ jQuery.fn = jQuery.prototype = {
         * @result <img src="test.jpg"/>
         * @desc Sets src attribute to all images.
         *
-        * @example $("img").attr("title", "${this.src}");
-        * @before <img src="test.jpg" />
-        * @result <img src="test.jpg" title="test.jpg" />
-        * @desc Sets title attribute from src attribute, a shortcut for attr(String,Function)
-        *
         * @name attr
         * @type jQuery
         * @param String key The name of the property to set.
@@ -413,7 +409,9 @@ jQuery.fn = jQuery.prototype = {
        /**
         * Set a single property to a computed value, on all matched elements.
         *
-        * Instead of a value, a function is provided, that computes the value.
+        * Instead of supplying a string value as described
+        * [[DOM/Attributes#attr.28_key.2C_value_.29|above]],
+        * a function is provided that computes the value.
         *
         * @example $("img").attr("title", function() { return this.src });
         * @before <img src="test.jpg" />
@@ -1032,7 +1030,14 @@ jQuery.fn = jQuery.prototype = {
        },
        
        /**
-        * Get the current value of the first matched element.
+        * Get the content of the value attribute of the first matched element.
+        *
+        * Use caution when relying on this function to check the value of
+        * multiple-select elements and checkboxes in a form. While it will
+        * still work as intended, it may not accurately represent the value
+        * the server will receive because these elements may send an array
+        * of values. For more robust handling of field values, see the
+        * [http://www.malsup.com/jquery/form/#fields fieldValue function of the Form Plugin].
         *
         * @example $("input").val();
         * @before <input type="text" value="some text"/>
@@ -1044,7 +1049,7 @@ jQuery.fn = jQuery.prototype = {
         */
        
        /**
-        * Set the value of every matched element.
+        *      Set the value attribute of every matched element.
         *
         * @example $("input").val("test");
         * @before <input type="text" value="some text"/>