jQuery.extend({
makeArray: function( array ) {
var ret = [];
if( array != null ){
var i = array.length;
//the window, strings and functions also have 'length'
if( i == null || "split" in array || "setInterval" in array || "call" in array )
ret[0] = array;
else
while( i )
ret[--i] = array[i];
}
return ret;
}
});