Since the metadata method is include in core jQuery past 1.4.3 is it redundent to still use the metadata plugin?

[adam-s]

Although it is nice to be able to include the data in a class attribute, the data() method for html5 data- attribute is included in jQuery core now. http://blog.jquery.com/2010/10/16/jquery-143-released/

"To start the primary functionality provided by the jQuery Metadata plugin has been moved into core. HTML 5 data- attributes will be automatically pulled in to jQuery’s data object."

[adam-s]

The jQuery data() function has now added the metadata() plugin functionality to it. However, it only uses the html5 data attribute, 'data-[arbitrary name of attribute]'. Before to call the metadata $(element).metadata('data-[arbitrary-name-of-attribute]) was used, now in jQuery 1.4.3 it's simple $(element).data('[arbitrary-name-of-attribute]'). I forked jMapping and changed the code accordingly. Not that it really matter.