Sure, if you want, Andrew. This is the way I do it currently, and in some cases this has been done within the current framework code (e.g. in Crux code there is some use of Map to replace Dictionary in js, iirc)
I do expect to come up with an approach that works much closer to the original flash Dictionary using a combination of compiler support, similar to thej [RoyaleArrayLike] support and framework code (which would use the relatively recent WeakRef support in js). I also believe it will be possible to match flash event listener apis with support for weak listeners (also using WeakRef - and I would add event priority support at the same time). But both of these updates would be opt-in and would only be for quite modern browsers, but would allow for more unchanged code when porting legacy apps. At the moment these are just ideas/vague plans, I need to find the time for that. On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 10:07 AM Andrew Wetmore <cottag...@gmail.com> wrote: > Greg, can I throw that into documentation as a workaround? > > On Sat., Nov. 13, 2021, 4:45 p.m. Greg Dove, <greg.d...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Hugo, > > > > I might change this in the near future. But for now, here is the general > > 'rule of thumb' that I use: > > > > If the instance only has string keys (or int/uint/Number/Boolean keys > > should be ok too) then use a plain Object. All code can pretty much then > > remain unchanged. > > > > If it is using object instances (any complex object like functions or > class > > instances, or generic object instances) as keys, then > > > > a) use native js Map if the original constructor argument does not have > > weakKeys=true, or if it has weakKeys= true and there is any form of > > iteration over keys (you cannot iterate over keys in a WeakMap in > > javascript) > > > > b) otherwise use WeakMap. > > > > Both (a) and (b) require you to change code for get/set ([] > > access/assignment in as3) or delete operator, and also code related to > > iteration (use map.forEach in js). > > see docs for those: > > > > > https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Map > > > > > https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/WeakMap > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 9:34 AM Hugo Ferreira <hferreira...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I see that there is no Dictionary on Royale, probably because there is > a > > > better method. > > > What the approach in Royale for a Dictionary ? > > > > > >
