Ryan Gahl wrote: > -1 for identify (we're not talking about the act of identifying > something, but generating a unique id) -1 for same reason > -1 for making it an instance method on elements (see my last post for > reason) -1 for same reason
> +1 for getId I actually like "create" better than "get" because "get" implies that it already exists. And I like "Uid" better than "Id" because it's not just an id, it's a unique id. > +1 for static method only (Element#getId) +1 > Actually, this should really be so general as to not even be specific to > Element(s)... just a good old general purpose method will do. > > +1 for pulling out to a general level +1 Just some random thoughts: maybe putting it in String since it returns a string? String.createUid()? Or maybe hanging it off of Prototype itself (seems like that would set a bad precedent for hanging tons of useful methods off of the Prototype namespace). In Perl land we have Data::UUID for stuff like this, so maybe we should introduce a Data namespace? -- Michael Peters Developer Plus Three, LP --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
