jquery core: Patch from #2619 applied, making makeArray more flexible and...

jquery core: Patch from #2619 applied, making makeArray more flexible and faster; removed hint to ticket from (previously failing) test

src/core.js

@@ -1123,12 +1123,13 @@ jQuery.extend({
 	makeArray: function( array ) {
 		var ret = [];
 
-		// Need to use typeof to fight Safari childNodes crashes
-		if ( array.constructor != Array )
-			for ( var i = 0, length = array.length; i < length; i++ )
-				ret.push( array[ i ] );
-		else
-			ret = array.slice( 0 );
+		if( array != undefined )
+			//strings and functions also have 'length'
+			if( array.length != undefined && !array.split && !array.call )
+				for( var i = array.length; i; )
+					ret[--i] = array[i];
+			else
+				ret[0] = array;
 
 		return ret;
 	},

test/unit/core.js

@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@ test("contents()", function() {
 	equals( c[0].nodeValue, "hi", "Check node,textnode,comment contents is just the one from span" );
 });
 
-test("makeArray(#2619)", function(){
+test("$.makeArray", function(){
 	expect(11);
 	
 	equals( $.makeArray(document.getElementsByName("PWD")).slice(0,1)[0].name, "PWD", "Pass makeArray a nodelist" );