JQuery base64 function implementation

Question

I can't figure out why is not working a jquery plugin (base64 encode decode) inside an event function.

This way works:

  $(document).ready(function(){  
    data = $.base64Encode('something');  
    alert(data);  
  });

But when trying to add in an event function, I get the $.base64Encode is not a function error

  $(document).ready(function(){  
    $('#submit').click(function(e){
      data = $.base64Encode('something');  
      alert(data); 
      e.preventDefault();
     }); 
  });

The Jquery plugin is found at: http://plugins.jquery.com/project/base64

Answer 1

Check that you're not including jQuery twice in the page. What this does is the first one loads, the plugin defines itself on that jQuery object, and when jQuery is included a second time, the window.jQueryobject gets overridden...and the plugin won't be on it :)

You'd see this when running it later, whereas your document.ready might be located before the 2nd jQuery inclusion.