Re: Selector API names - strawman

[Maciej Stachowiak]

On Jan 11, 2007, at 3:33 AM, Robin Berjon wrote:



Hi,

while I hate naming discussions just as much as the next guy, the  
last proposal out is so deeply inept that I see no other option  
than to reopen this.


Here is a proposal that is intended to satisfy both the brevity  
nazis, and those who like meaningful method names. I don't really  
like them myself, but I can live with them.


 - Document.css()
 - Document.cssAll()
 - Element.css()
 - Element.cssAll()


I don't think these are an improvement. 1) css is not a verb 2) this  
sounds like it would return style declarations, not elements. These  
names are worse than vague, they are actively misleading.


I like match/matchAll better than get/getAll or css/cssAll to be honest.

Why don't we just go back to the original versions?

Regards,
Maciej

Selector API names - strawman

[Robin Berjon]

Hi,

while I hate naming discussions just as much as the next guy, the  
last proposal out is so deeply inept that I see no other option than  
to reopen this.


Here is a proposal that is intended to satisfy both the brevity  
nazis, and those who like meaningful method names. I don't really  
like them myself, but I can live with them.


 - Document.css()
 - Document.cssAll()
 - Element.css()
 - Element.cssAll()

Same length, but with meaning.

--
Robin Berjon - http://berjon.com/

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can
 change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
-- Margaret Mead

Re: Selector API names - strawman

[Doug Schepers]

Hi-

Robin Berjon wrote:


Here is a proposal that is intended to satisfy both the brevity nazis, 
and those who like meaningful method names. I don't really like them 
myself, but I can live with them.


 - Document.css()
 - Document.cssAll()
 - Element.css()
 - Element.cssAll()

Same length, but with meaning.


No, no, no.  Burn that strawman.  I'd much rather have .match() and 
.matchAll() (or just about anything else).  I have a suspicion that 
.css*() would *really* confuse people into thinking it's a way of 
setting CSS style properties, or getting elements by classname, or just 
about anything other than a generic selector language.


Again, my suggestion is .nodeBySelector() and .nodelistBySelector() 
(or something like that).  .nodeByMatch()/.nodelistByMatch()?


Regards-
-Doug