I like that a lot.
On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 4:11 PM, Yehuda Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Part of the problem here is that it adds a LOT of additional complexity to
> what is currently a very simple and easy to understand API. It might not
> seem that way to us, as developers, but to new developers, they'd have to
> understand a new $.self construct when they're still struggling to grasp
> "this" and closures.
> What about something like:
>
> $("#foo").fadeOut("normal").andThen("remove", arguments), where andThen
> would be implemented as attaching a callback to the previous operation. This
> would require normalizing the notion of callbacks across operations, but it
> might work, no?
>
> -- Yehuda
>
> On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 10:50 AM, John Resig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>
>> > I agree with you, just wanted to through some ideas into the mix, but
>> > do you agree that this is "unelegant code"
>> >
>> > $('#foo').fadeOut('normal',function(){ $(this).remove(); });
>> >
>> > Do you have any suggestions to improve it? I think the last option I
>> > provided is the most realistic and I think that making it clear that
>> > you may only apply a single jquery method without arguments is within
>> > reason. It is just a shortcut, and you can use a whole function
>> > wrapper if you want to do something else.
>>
>> One idea that I had was a special jQuery object that produces a
>> wrapped function, something like:
>>
>> $("#foo").fadeOut("normal", jQuery.self.remove());
>>
>> More complicated:
>>
>> $("#foo").fadeOut("normal",
>> jQuery.self.hide("fast",
>> jQuery.self.remove()));
>>
>> That wouldn't be "that hard" to implement (imo) - any interest? I
>> could probably code something up if there is.
>>
>> --John
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Yehuda Katz
> Developer | Engine Yard
> (ph) 718.877.1325
>
> >
>
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