How to extend a jquery ui widget ? (1.7)

Question

I would like to create a custom version of the sortable widget. I have been searching for documentation, but could not find something really accurate. The best information I

Answer 1

These are kinda strange answers. There is an optional second parameter - basewidget to inherit from. It's easy. No need to work with prototype and so on.

$.widget( "ui.customsortable", $.ui.sortable, {

  _init: function() {
    this.element.data('sortable', this.element.data('customsortable'));
    // or whatever you want
  }
} );

The second parameter is $.ui.sortable. I think it's all you need.