Hi Robert, For background, you might (if you haven't already) want to check out these two threads from this group on this topic:
This short one: http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core/browse_thread/thread/d38f2123aa64eb0e/ac612b72cc060943 And this _rather_ more comprehensive one: http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core/browse_thread/thread/16d0517ecc605a00/c9cfe041c1da19de FWIW, -- T.J. Crowder tj / crowder software / com On Mar 25, 12:32 pm, Robert Kieffer <bro...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mar 24, 3:32 pm, Tobie Langel <tobie.lan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Unfortunately, a number of environments do not support eval and > > decompiling function isn't part of any specification to date (nor > > planned in the near future). > > > Best, > > > Tobie > > Hey Tobie, those objections are well and good, but they can be > addressed (see below). I was hoping for feedback at a bit higher > level, on the overall idea. For example, does spinning off the native > APIs into a separate library make sense? Is there merit to the > resulting APIs (e.g. Does qip.String.endsWith(aString, substring) > "work" for you?) What happens to the code if the APIs are made > optional? ... that sort of thing. > > As for your specific comments... > > By "decompiling" I assume you mean Function#toString()? It may not be > spec'ed, but that horse has already left the barn. Prototype (both > stable and trunk) breaks on any platform where it's not supported - > see Function#argumentNames(). > > As for eval(), that was simply a convenience to keep the sample code > compact, readable. Removing that dependency is trivial - we need only > do a bit more parsing of the function source, and use "new Function()" > instead. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-core@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-core-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
