raphael.js how to add id to a path

Question

I just started using Raphael.js and I am stumped on adding an id to a path. I have read a lot of posts on how to do it, but I think the way my file is set up doesn't allow me to easily translate those solutions.

I have an init.js file and a path.js file

init.js

var r = Raphael('man', 500, 573),
    attributes = {
        fill: '#204ad3',
        opacity: '0.0',
        'stroke-linejoin': 'round'

    },
arr = new Array();

for (var muscles in paths) {

    var obj = r.path(paths[muscles].path);

    obj.attr(attributes);

    arr[obj.id] = muscles;

    obj
    .hover(function(){
        this.animate({
            fill: '#204ad3',
            opacity: '0.3'
        }, 300);
    }, function(){
        this.animate({
            fill: attributes.fill,
            opacity: attributes.opacity
        }, 300);
    })
    .click(function(){
        document.location.hash = arr[this.id];

        var point = this.getBBox(0);

        $('#man').next('.point').remove();

        $('#man').after($('<div />').addClass('point'));

        $('.point')
        .html(paths[arr[this.id]].name)
        .prepend($('<a />').attr('href', '#').addClass('close').text('Close'))
        .prepend($('<img />').attr('src', 'flags/'+arr[this.id]+'.png'))
        .css({
            left: point.x+(point.width/2)-80,
            top: point.y+(point.height/2)-20
        })
        .fadeIn();

    });

    $('.point').find('.close').live('click', function(){
        var t = $(this),
            parent = t.parent('.point');

        parent.fadeOut(function(){
            parent.remove();
        });
        return false;
    });
}   

path.js file:

var paths = { 
    neck: {
        name: 'Neck',
    path: 'd="M412.294,73.035c0,0,7.661,28.869,9.406,31.78c1.746,2.911,4.657,2.911,9.896,2.911 s9.313-1.746,9.896-5.239c0.582-3.493,6.985-28.523,6.985-28.523s-2.963,2.599-6.232,5.984c-2.543,2.632-7.2,5.904-11.088,5.904 c-3.889,0-6.705-2.431-10.367-5.04C418.063,78.868,418.08,79.22,412.294,73.035z"',
},
pecks: {
    name: 'Pecks',
    path: 'd="M379.581,117.994c0,0,0.396-1.586,6.936-4.558c6.539-2.972,13.475-5.351,16.844-6.737 c3.369-1.387,4.559-1.784,4.559-1.784s13.674,2.973,15.061,3.17c1.387,0.198,4.36,1.982,8.72,1.982s9.511-1.387,11.097-2.18 s10.307-2.973,11.693-3.171s1.387-0.198,1.387-0.198s12.286,3.369,16.845,4.36c4.558,0.991,8.917,2.378,9.116,3.765 c0.197,1.387,1.584,4.954,1.584,6.341s-0.197,5.945-0.396,6.738c-0.198,0.792-3.171,15.457-4.757,21.997 c-1.585,6.54-1.188,8.918-7.331,11.494s-10.899,7.53-22.79,2.378s-13.277-5.549-17.241-5.152s-11.098,3.963-14.862,5.351 c-3.766,1.387-16.251,2.179-20.412-0.198c-4.162-2.378-10.9-9.314-12.881-16.844c-1.981-7.531-3.963-16.052-4.359-17.638 C377.995,125.525,377.798,121.165,379.581,117.994z"',
},
}

The generated SVG element does not have an id, nor do I know how to get one in there. Any advise/help would be much appreciated.

Answer 1

This will add the id attribute to the svg path elements:

var id = 0;

for (var muscles in paths) {

    var obj = r.path(paths[muscles].path);
    obj.node.id = "muscles_or_whatever_you_want_" + id;
    id++

    //....