Hi,
On Feb 25, 8:26 pm, Walter Lee Davis <wa...@wdstudio.com> wrote:
> I have defined a new function on the Element namespace:
>
> //common function to switch tabs
> Element.addMethods({
> setTab: function(elm, evt){
> //hide all the content
> bodies.invoke('hide');
> tabs.invoke('removeClassName','active');
> elm.addClassName('active').bodies.invoke('show');
> }
> })
>
> It works perfectly when it's passed from an element
>
> $('sometab').setTab();
>
> But if I want to register a click handler on all the tabs:
>
> tabs.invoke('observe','click', setTab);
>
> I get an error:
>
> TypeError: 'undefined' is not a function (evaluating 'handler.call(element,
> event)')
>
> ...from Prototype 1.7 in Safari 5.1.2.
>
> Is there a way to write this so it will work in both contexts, or do I need
> to add an explicit event handler form of the method somewhere else?
>
> If I write the handler like this:
>
> tabs.invoke('observe','click', function(evt){ this.setTab(); } );
>
> ...then it works perfectly, but I'm confused why it's not working in the
> other syntax. I could swear I've used that same construction earlier and had
> it work just fine.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Walter
Here's how you would hook that up:
tabs.invoke('observe','click', Element.Methods.setTab.methodize() );
Live example: http://jsbin.com/opitis
Explanation:
* `Element.Methods` contains all of the methods that will be applied
to elements when augmenting them (including ones you add)
http://api.prototypejs.org/dom/Element/Methods/
* `methodize` is what Prototype uses to turn Element.setTab("foo")
into $("foo").setTab();
http://api.prototypejs.org/language/Function/prototype/methodize/
Hope this helps - happy coding!
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T.J. Crowder
Independent Software Engineer
tj / crowder software / com
www / crowder software / com
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