The reason for the precreate event is so that you set the dynlayer
proprties before it has been rendered. If you set them on the
oncreate event, it has to rerender the layer which will make the
creation process seem much slower.
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Robert Rainwater
On 3/6/2001, 10:26:58 AM EST, Cameron wrote about "[Dynapi-Help] widget query":
> i was thinking perhaps if the code is in the precreate function it is only
> created once (when the js file is compiled), rather than each time you
> create a new instance of the object. which would make the instances smaller.
> does that sound logical?
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Pascal
>> Sent: 06 March 2001 14:58
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: RE: [Dynapi-Help] widget query
>>
>>
>> I guess you could do it in the constructor.. but I just like it in the
>> precreation.
>>
>> In any case it should be done before the precreation is finished
>> (so either
>> in constructor or precreate method), because that will speed up
>> the creation
>> of your widgets.
>>
>> also I'm not sure about the impact of having a bigger constructor
>> function.
>>
>> Pascal Bestebroer ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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>> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> > Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens Cameron Hart
>> > Verzonden: dinsdag 6 maart 2001 14:01
>> > Aan: dynapi-help
>> > Onderwerp: [Dynapi-Help] widget query
>> >
>> >
>> > I've just read Pascal's widget tutorial again (seems a bit
>> > different from
>> > last time I read it), I'm wondering what the advantage of
>> > putting most of
>> > the widget initialisation (like creating child layers,
>> > setting colours etc)
>> > into a precreate handler is? why not just put it in the constructor?
>> >
>> > cheers,
>> >
>> > cameron.
>> >
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