I'm assuming you mean that you're comfortable adding an extra attribute to an
element - is that correct?
Glen Lipka wrote:
>
> I'm quoting Mike Alsup from the jQuery 1.1.2 thread, which I thought did a
> good job relating to this question:
> Based on this info, I feel totally safe using it. I can't even think of a
> reason to use objects in this way, but I am not that complex. :)
>
> *That's correct. It's safe to store primitives in an expando because
> the aren't reference counted for garbage collection. But objects are
> trouble. An IE memory leak pattern is as simple as this:
>
> var o = document.getElementById('A');
> document.getElementById('A').myprop = o;
>
> Jack Slocum has a good blog entry on avoiding memory leaks:
>
> **
> http://www.jackslocum.com/blog/2006/10/02/3-easy-steps-to-avoid-javascript-memory-leaks/
> *<http://www.jackslocum.com/blog/2006/10/02/3-easy-steps-to-avoid-javascript-memory-leaks/>
>
>
> *Mike*
>
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