I'd prefer this as well.
I think this also helps a few common cases of var self = $(this);
--
Brandon Aaron
On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 4:01 PM, Yehuda Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> $.callback("addClass", "hello") is ok with me.
> -- Yehuda
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 1:58 PM, Ariel Flesler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Yeah, well. We could provide an interface for registering these methods
>> for those plugins that are interested. Still, someone could expect a method
>> to be registered when it's not.
>>
>> The other option is to pass the method name as first argument, works
>> around this but it loses the I-call-the-analog-method thing.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 5:51 PM, Yehuda Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> The only tricky thing here is that because JS has no method_missing or
>>> cross-browse __noSuchMethod__, we'd be forced to explicitly write all the
>>> proxies, which could become messy when they work for core methods, but not
>>> all plugins.
>>> Or maybe I'm just being a nervous nelly.
>>>
>>> -- Yehuda
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 1:46 PM, Ariel Flesler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Note that John's code doesn't do actual currying, but partial
>>>> evaluation.
>>>>
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_evaluation
>>>>
>>>> Currying is a complex concept in comparison to the latter.
>>>> Anyway, you can change the name if you want, the idea is simple, create
>>>> a closure with fixed parameters.
>>>> We can name it callback (though it's long)
>>>>
>>>> jQuery("#test").hide("slow", jQuery.callback.show("slow") );
>>>>
>>>> Not to hard to understand IMO, and no CS involved :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 5:41 PM, Yehuda Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> As in Computer Science.
>>>>> Using a currying function requires people new to jQuery to go look it
>>>>> up, where they'll encounter:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry
>>>>>
>>>>> and probably eventually:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currying
>>>>>
>>>>> "Given a function *f* of type [image: f \colon (X \times Y) \to Z],
>>>>> then *currying* it makes a function [image: \mbox{curry}(f) \colon X
>>>>> \to (Y \to Z)]. That is, curry(*f*) takes an argument of type *X* and
>>>>> returns a function of type [image: Y \to Z].*Uncurrying* is the
>>>>> reverse transformation."
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Prototype added features like this to 1.6, and while they're
>>>>> interesting and useful, they make it hard for people coming to a codebase
>>>>> (especially people new to the framework) to understand what's happening in
>>>>> the code.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Ariel Flesler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> CS as in Counter Strike ? :D
>>>>>> Heh, no really... what is CS, forgive my ignorance :P
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 5:30 PM, Yehuda Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any feature that requires knowledge of CS is a no-go in my book :P
>>>>>>> -- Yehuda
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 1:27 PM, Ariel Flesler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Eh, nothing, got it wrong.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We could just save all these methods on a special object.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> jQuery("#test").hide("slow", jQuery.curry.show("slow") );
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The name could be changed of course.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Or renamed methods (probably bad option)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> jQuery("#test").hide("slow", jQuery.curriedShow("slow") );
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 5:14 PM, John Resig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> > It is indeed. You can't expect parameters though and you could
>>>>>>>>> get conflict
>>>>>>>>> > with the actual parameters sent by the caller.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure what you're referring to - are you referring to a bug
>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>> the code? Do you have an example?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --John
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Ariel Flesler
>>>>>>>> http://flesler.blogspot.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Yehuda Katz
>>>>>>> Developer | Engine Yard
>>>>>>> (ph) 718.877.1325
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Ariel Flesler
>>>>>> http://flesler.blogspot.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Yehuda Katz
>>>>> Developer | Engine Yard
>>>>> (ph) 718.877.1325
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ariel Flesler
>>>> http://flesler.blogspot.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Yehuda Katz
>>> Developer | Engine Yard
>>> (ph) 718.877.1325
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ariel Flesler
>> http://flesler.blogspot.com
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Yehuda Katz
> Developer | Engine Yard
> (ph) 718.877.1325
>
> >
>
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