title: Use jQuery to control video tag
body: <p>So, I want to use a jQuery function to collect a URL from a link's REL, and pass it to a  element.</p>
  
  <p>Collecting the REL and sending it to the  is no problem... but what's required to trigger the element's load and play functions, from jQuery?</p>
  
  <p>Here's what I have so far:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$(function(){   
      $('a.componentLink').click(function() {
          event.preventDefault();
          var vidURL = $(this).attr('rel');
          $('#myVideo &gt; source').attr('src', vidURL);
          $('#myVideo').load();
          $('#myVideo').play();
      })
  });
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>ATM, it doesn't play... I assume jQuery doesn't natively have access to the play function... but there must be a way around that.</p>