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• http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.7.1rc1.js


• http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.7.1rc1.min.js

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jQuery 1.7.1 RC1 Change Log

The current change log of the 1.7.1 RC1 release.

Ajax

• #10723: jqXHR.always() returns a Promise instead of a jqXHR object

Attributes

• #10724: $(document).text() always returns an empty string


• #10773: removeAttr is fragile for edge cases

Build

• #10630: Fix focus-related test failures to resolve Swarm failures

Core

• #10616: Type coersion not done for -1 in .eq


• #10646: Have jQuery.error throw instanceof Error object


• #10682: Creating DOM elements with $(‘ ‘) leaks memory and skips the fragment cache


• #10687: jQuery calls the AMD define() global function too early


• #10690: isNumeric

Css

• #10733: remove uses of jQuery.each in css module in favor of a for loop

Data

• #10675: Use internalKey shortcut instead of jQuery.expando

Effects

• #10669: .animate() no longer animates percentage(%) width


• #10750: A “null” in the data object can cause an error in stop

Event

• #10676: wheelDelta not added to mousewheel event anymore


• #10701: Problems with submit forms using submit function


• #10704: special.handle method should fire under origType name


• #10705: off bug event name parser


• #10712: Triggering blur with live bind broken


• #10717: A triggered load bubbles up to window


• #10791: Delegated Events fail on SVG elements


• #10794: .triggerHandler should not .preventDefault()


• #10798: live(“submit”) and .submit() would cause unobtrusive ajax live to fire twice

Manipulation

• #10177: index of callback function in .wrap is always 0


• #10667: HTML5 Support in .wrapAll() does add a “:” to element


• #10670: rnoshimcache probably not constructed correctly


• #10812: passing empty object to .before() or .after() throws exception in IE7

Misc

• #10691: remove all occurrences of the “equals” and “same” function in the unit tests`

Support

• #10629: IE is much too sensitive concerning the fake body. Explore cleaning up support.js to avoid any future crashes