They are two, and this is just a place where Lint and Prototype disagree. This could be written as
if((match = source.match(pattern))) { ... and Lint would say "Sure! That's just fine! " because that's like saying if (true){.... But Prototype house style is about less typing (in the keyboard sense of the word) and this assignment-which-returns- either-false-or-something-truthy will actually **work** in JavaScript. Walter On Jun 3, 2009, at 11:11 AM, Alex McAuley wrote: > > sorry i cant read the = signs ... are they 3 equals ( = = =) or 2 (= > =) - > obviously without spaces !! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "terry-5-" <nathaliesteinf...@gmx.net> > To: "Prototype & script.aculo.us" <prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 3:23 PM > Subject: [Proto-Scripty] Re: Revert sortable on return value true? > Possible? > > >> >> Warning: test for equality (==) mistyped as assignment (=)? >> Source File: http://tltc.la.utexas.edu/rr/js/scriptaculous/prototype.js >> Line: 1921, Column: 39 >> Source Code: >> if (match = source.match(pattern)) { >> >> Warning: test for equality (==) mistyped as assignment (=)? >> Source File: http://tltc.la.utexas.edu/rr/js/scriptaculous/prototype.js >> Line: 285, Column: 60 >> Source Code: >> if (result = !!(iterator || Prototype.K)(value, index)) >> >> ..... (left some out here) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---