@Richard:

> Maybe something like ...
>
> ['keyup', 'click', 'focus', 'blur'].each(function(eventName){
>  $('filter').observe(eventName, function(evt){
>   this.fire('check:filter');
>  });
>
> });

That creates four identical functions (one for each event). Not
necessarily a problem, but...

@Walter: How 'bout *really* not repeating yourself: ;-)

// In your bag of tricks
Element.addMethods({
    observeAll: function(element, eventNames, handler) {
        if (!(element = $(element))) return;
        eventNames = typeof eventNames === "string" ? $w(eventNames) :
eventNames;
        eventNames.each(function(eventName) {
            Event.observe(element, eventName, handler);
        });
        return element;
    }
});

// Then in this specific case:
$('filter').observeAll(['keyup', 'click', 'focus', 'blur'],
function(evt) {
  this.fire('check:filter');
});

// Or:
$('filter').observeAll('keyup click focus blur', function(evt) {
  this.fire('check:filter');
});

// Or even:
var filter = $('filter');
filter.observeAll(
   'keyup click focus blur',
   Element.fire.curry(filter, 'check:filter'));

FWIW,
--
T.J. Crowder
Independent Software Engineer
tj / crowder software / com
www / crowder software / com

On Dec 23, 10:02 am, Richard Quadling <rquadl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 22 December 2010 18:16, Walter Lee Davis <wa...@wdstudio.com> wrote:
>
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>
>
> > I have a quick filter for hiding list items until only matches show. I want
> > to cover all the various ways that a user might interact with the search
> > field, so I write this lovely:
>
> >        $('filter').observe('keyup', function(evt){
> >                this.fire('check:filter');
> >        });
> >        $('filter').observe('click', function(evt){
> >                this.fire('check:filter');
> >        });
> >        $('filter').observe('focus', function(evt){
> >                this.fire('check:filter');
> >        });
> >        $('filter').observe('blur', function(evt){
> >                this.fire('check:filter');
> >        });
>
> > Is there any way to write this more clearly, as in with fewer lines of code?
>
> > I'm using 1.6.latest, haven't tried the new 1.7 goodies yet. Would that
> > help?
>
> > Walter
>
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> Maybe something like ...
>
> ['keyup', 'click', 'focus', 'blur'].each(function(eventName){
>  $('filter').observe(eventName, function(evt){
>   this.fire('check:filter');
>  });
>
> });
>
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