Creating a jQuery like “$” object

Question

My end goal is being able to do something like this:

MyVar(parameter).functionToPerform();

Silly enough, even after reading up on how varia

Answer 1

every time you call $ in jQuery it returns a new jQuery.init object. The jQuery.init object has functions that are then called.

function test(type)
{
  switch (type)
  {
    case 'azerty':
      return new type.a();
    case 'qwerty':
    default:
      return new type.b();
  }
}

test.a = function()
{
  //a object defined
};

test.a.prototype.move = function()
{
  //move function defined for the a object
};

etc...

I just typed this on the fly, so it may need some tweaking

This would allow you to call test('azerty').move();. More importantly: I hope you can see the general structure being used.

Edit to add:

To continue chaining functions like in jQuery, make sure you return the this object at the end of each function call:

test.a.prototype.move = function()
{
  //move function defined for the a object
  return this;
};