jQuery Plugin Check Version

Question

When writing a new jQuery plugin is there a straightforward way of checking that the current version of jQuery is above a certain number? Displaying a warning or logging an

Answer 1

since there is no jquery version that us more than one digit, you can safely use

if ([$.fn.jquery,"1.6"].sort()[0] == "1.6")
{
  // jquery version greater or same as 1.6
}
else
{
  // jquery version lower than 1.6
}