stevenwanderski/bxslider-4 — pull request #512 by nchls (2014-04-15 17:09:50+00:00)
Title: Storing slider instance as jQuery data for later access through the DOM

I frequently need to execute methods on slider instances when the original handle is not accessible in a standard way, or at all (e.g. hidden in a separate scope). This change adds a "bxHandle" to the slider element using jQuery data as an alternate access point. It also adds a simple getOptions method for getting the original options argument in cases where the slider needs to be reloaded.