If I want to quickly develop without looking up whether I need NEW or
don't need NEW, can I just put NEW in front of everything? Would this
lead to a memory leak or does Prototype have some sort of garbage
collection?
On Aug 20, 2:04 am, "T.J. Crowder" <t...@crowdersoftware.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In general, the correct thing is what the docs[1] say it is. Fade,
> Appear, and most others are just functions, not constructor functions,
> and so "new" is not correct. Some other things, like Effect.Opacity
> [2] (which confusingly use *exactly* the same capitalization -- don't
> shoot the messenger), are constructor functions, and so you need to
> use "new" with them. When in doubt, check the docs. I don't know
> scripty well enough to know why some of them are constructors and some
> aren't; perhaps there's a good reason...
>
> If you use the methodized form instead:
>
> $('myNiftyFadingElement').fade();
>
> ...you don't have to worry about it.
>
> [1]http://wiki.github.com/madrobby/scriptaculous/effect-fade
> [1]http://wiki.github.com/madrobby/scriptaculous/effect-opacity
>
> HTH
> --
> T.J. Crowder
> tj / crowder software / com
> Independent Software Engineer, consulting services available
>
> On Aug 20, 7:29 am, Mojito <tokyot...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Which is more proper?
>
> > new Effect.Fade(......)
>
> > or
>
> > Effect.Fade(......)
>
> > Both work for me. I'm just wondering which one is more cross browser
> > compatible or runs faster.
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