addElements option (fixes #142)

Author: aFarkas

bower.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "html5shiv",
-  "version": "3.7.1",
+  "version": "3.7.2",
   "main": [
   	"dist/html5shiv.js"
   ],

dist/html5shiv-printshiv.js

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /**
-* @preserve HTML5 Shiv 3.7.1 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
+* @preserve HTML5 Shiv 3.7.2 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
 */
 ;(function(window, document) {
 /*jshint evil:true */
   /** version */
-  var version = '3.7.1';
+  var version = '3.7.2';
 
   /** Preset options */
   var options = window.html5 || {};
@@ -82,6 +82,24 @@
     return typeof elements == 'string' ? elements.split(' ') : elements;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Extends the built-in list of html5 elements
+   * @memberOf html5
+   * @param {String|Array} newElements whitespace separated list or array of new element names to shiv
+   * @param {Document} ownerDocument The context document.
+   */
+  function addElements(newElements, ownerDocument) {
+    var elements = html5.elements;
+    if(typeof elements != 'string'){
+      elements = elements.join(' ');
+    }
+    if(typeof newElements != 'string'){
+      newElements = newElements.join(' ');
+    }
+    html5.elements = elements +' '+ newElements;
+    shivDocument(ownerDocument);
+  }
+
     /**
    * Returns the data associated to the given document
    * @private
@@ -287,7 +305,10 @@
     createElement: createElement,
 
     //creates a shived documentFragment
-    createDocumentFragment: createDocumentFragment
+    createDocumentFragment: createDocumentFragment,
+
+    //extends list of elements
+    addElements: addElements
   };
 
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

dist/html5shiv-printshiv.min.js

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /**
-* @preserve HTML5 Shiv 3.7.1 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
+* @preserve HTML5 Shiv 3.7.2 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
 */
 ;(function(window, document) {
 /*jshint evil:true */
   /** version */
-  var version = '3.7.1';
+  var version = '3.7.2';
 
   /** Preset options */
   var options = window.html5 || {};
@@ -82,7 +82,25 @@
     return typeof elements == 'string' ? elements.split(' ') : elements;
   }
 
-    /**
+  /**
+   * Extends the built-in list of html5 elements
+   * @memberOf html5
+   * @param {String|Array} newElements whitespace separated list or array of new element names to shiv
+   * @param {Document} ownerDocument The context document.
+   */
+  function addElements(newElements, ownerDocument) {
+    var elements = html5.elements;
+    if(typeof elements != 'string'){
+      elements = elements.join(' ');
+    }
+    if(typeof newElements != 'string'){
+      newElements = newElements.join(' ');
+    }
+    html5.elements = elements +' '+ newElements;
+    shivDocument(ownerDocument);
+  }
+
+   /**
    * Returns the data associated to the given document
    * @private
    * @param {Document} ownerDocument The document.
@@ -287,7 +305,10 @@
     createElement: createElement,
 
     //creates a shived documentFragment
-    createDocumentFragment: createDocumentFragment
+    createDocumentFragment: createDocumentFragment,
+
+    //extends list of elements
+    addElements: addElements
   };
 
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

dist/html5shiv.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "html5shiv",
-	"version": "3.7.0",
+	"version": "3.7.2",
 	"repository": {
 		"type": "git",
 		"url": "https://github.com/aFarkas/html5shiv.git"

dist/html5shiv.min.js

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ HTML5 Shiv works as a simple drop-in solution. In most cases there is no need to
 
 ### `html5.elements` option
 
-The `elements` option is a space separated string or array, which describes the **full** list of the elements to shiv. 
+The `elements` option is a space separated string or array, which describes the **full** list of the elements to shiv. see also `addElements`.
 
 **Configuring `elements` before `html5shiv.js` is included.**
 
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ window.html5 = {
 window.html5.shivMethods = false;
 ```
 
+### `html5.addElements( newElements [, document] )`
+
+The `html5.addElements` method extends the list of elements to shiv. The newElements argument can be a whitespace separated list or an array.
+
+```js
+//extend list of elements to shiv
+html5.addElements('element content');
+```
+
 ### `html5.createElement( nodeName [, document] )`
 
 The `html5.createElement` method creates a shived element, even if `shivMethods` is set to false.

package.json

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /**
-* @preserve HTML5 Shiv 3.7.1 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
+* @preserve HTML5 Shiv 3.7.2 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
 */
 ;(function(window, document) {
 /*jshint evil:true */
   /** version */
-  var version = '3.7.1';
+  var version = '3.7.2';
 
   /** Preset options */
   var options = window.html5 || {};
@@ -82,6 +82,24 @@
     return typeof elements == 'string' ? elements.split(' ') : elements;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Extends the built-in list of html5 elements
+   * @memberOf html5
+   * @param {String|Array} newElements whitespace separated list or array of new element names to shiv
+   * @param {Document} ownerDocument The context document.
+   */
+  function addElements(newElements, ownerDocument) {
+    var elements = html5.elements;
+    if(typeof elements != 'string'){
+      elements = elements.join(' ');
+    }
+    if(typeof newElements != 'string'){
+      newElements = newElements.join(' ');
+    }
+    html5.elements = elements +' '+ newElements;
+    shivDocument(ownerDocument);
+  }
+
     /**
    * Returns the data associated to the given document
    * @private
@@ -287,7 +305,10 @@
     createElement: createElement,
 
     //creates a shived documentFragment
-    createDocumentFragment: createDocumentFragment
+    createDocumentFragment: createDocumentFragment,
+
+    //extends list of elements
+    addElements: addElements
   };
 
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/