I do not like passing a jQuery method name as a string to one special
method.
A new (and a little strange) usage to jQuery.
On Oct 4, 5:06 am, "Brandon Aaron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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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