Function store

src/prototype/dom/dom.js:3138–3148

* Element.store(@element, key, value) -> Element * Element.store(@element, object) -> Element * * Stores a key/value pair of custom metadata on the element. If it is * given one argument instead of two, it treats that argument as an object * of key/value pairs, and stores _each_

(element, key, value)

   *  The metadata can later be retrieved with [[Element.retrieve]].
  **/
  function store(element, key, value) {
    if (!(element = $(element))) return;
    var storage = getStorage(element);
    if (arguments.length === 2) {
      // Assume we've been passed an object full of key/value pairs.
      storage.update(key);
    } else {
      storage.set(key, value);
    }
    return element;
  }

  /**
   *  Element.retrieve(@element, key[, defaultValue]) -> ?