Creating jQuery helper plug-in -

how write jquery helper plug-in can invoke $.myplugin(), opposed $.fn.myplugin()?

with plug-in created in following way, can call $("selector").myplugin() or $.fn.myplugin().

(function( $ ){   $.fn.myplugin = function() {   }; })( jquery ); 

, myplugin() helper function doesn't need this reference. idea?

@andres has provided 1 of possibilities of defining jquery plugin, though it's more usual define plugin using $.extend functionality.

(function($) { // plugin closure      var defaults = { ... };      $.extend({         myplugin: function(options) { // when options needed             options = $.extend({}, defaults, options);             // functionality afterwards         }     }); })(jquery);