What about another boolean parameter?
like $(sth).show([speed,]true[,callback]).addClass("done");
On Oct 6, 12:57 am, "John Resig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I want to add one more proposal to the
> pile:http://dev.jquery.com/~john/plugins/chain/
>
> A new .chain() method that allows you to write code like this:
> jQuery("div")
> .chain("hide", "slow")
> .addClass("done")
> .find("span")
> .addClass("done")
> .end()
> .chain("show", "slow")
> .removeClass("done")
> .end()
> .end();
>
> I had messed around with implementing something similar before but at
> gotten stymied on the implementation. I appear to have it working now.
>
> --John
>
> On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 9:18 AM, John Resig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I already did it:
> >http://dev.jquery.com/~john/plugins/callback/
>
> > my other proposal:
> >http://dev.jquery.com/~john/plugins/callback/old.html
>
> > I'm working on a third proposal now.
>
> > A nice thing about $.callback is that it's very simple (perhaps too
> > simple - no support for chaining).
>
> > --John
>
> > On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 7:09 PM, Ariel Flesler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Why don't we make a plugin out of this ? there's no so much of a need for
> >> this on the core.
> >> Then, if it seems successful, we can add it (just like offset/dimensions).
>
> >> On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 4:26 PM, Brandon Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> wrote:
>
> >>> Although it seems like we are getting further off-topic... I often pass
> >>> around function references as strings. For example this is a common
> >>> pattern
> >>> that I use.
> >>> $('div')[ test() ? 'doSomething' : 'doSomethingElse' ]();
> >>> Using something like $.callback is very explicit as to its purpose. After
> >>> all callback is exactly what we call it in the docs, etc. Granted I don't
> >>> mind using anonymous callbacks, if I need the code to be cleaner, I'll use
> >>> named functions to be even more explicit. But of the other proposals I
> >>> like
> >>> $.callback the best.
> >>> --
> >>> Brandon Aaron
> >>> On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Cloudream <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >>>> 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
>
> >> --
> >> Ariel Flesler
> >>http://flesler.blogspot.com
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