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jQuery.uid()

Categories: Utilities

jQuery.uid( [ prefix ] )Returns: Array

Plugin: jQuery.uid

Description: Generate an unique id for a DOM element.

  • jQuery.uid( [ prefix ] )

    version added: 1.0

    prefix   An id prefix .

The jQuery.uid() method generates an id an checks whether the id is unique in the document.

  • Generate a simple unique id.

    Code:
    $.uid();
    Results:
    uid_14
  • Generate a unique id with a specified prefix.

    Code:
    $.uid('myid');
    Results:
    myid_15