.prop() vs .attr()
So jQuery 1.6 has the new function prop().
$(selector).click(function(){
//instead of:
this.getAttribute('style');
//do i use:
$(this).prop('style');
//or:
$(this).attr('style');
})
or in this case do they do the same thing?
And if I do have to switch to using prop(), all the old attr() calls will break if i switch to 1.6?
UPDATE
selector = '#id'
$(selector).click(function() {
//instead of:
var getAtt = this.getAttribute('style');
//do i use:
var thisProp = $(this).prop('style');
//or:
var thisAttr = $(this).attr('style');
console.log(getAtt, thisProp, thisAttr);
});<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id='id' style="color: red;background: orange;">test</div>(see also this fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/maniator/JpUF2/)
The console logs the getAttribute as a string, and the attr as a string, but the prop as a CSSStyleDeclaration, Why? And how does that affect my coding in the future?