> I don't see how "var d = new A(B); " is "chunkier" than "var e = new
> A(new (B));" : )
I guess it's a matter of taste then. I prefer Object.extend(this, obj)
to Object.extend(this, obj.prototype), just wanted to know if there
was really any difference in the two different approaches, and for the
record both function identically.
> Am I correct that you want to extend instance with methods, and
> preserve their (methods') inheritance?
Yeah that's spot on.
On Apr 23, 10:53 pm, kangax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Am I correct that you want to extend instance with methods, and
> preserve their (methods') inheritance?
>
> - kangax
>
> On Apr 23, 7:22 am, Mike Rumble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
>
> > I can't make my mind up over some finer points of an API design and
> > would appreciate any feedback on my code. Hopefully this example is
> > clear...
>
> > var A = Class.create({
> > initialize : function(obj){
> > Object.extend(this, obj)
> > }
>
> > });
>
> > var B = {
> > method : function(){
> > ....
> > }
>
> > };
>
> > var C = {
> > method: function(){
> > ....
> > }
>
> > };
>
> > var d = new A(B);
> > var e = new A(C);
>
> > On initialization each instance of class A is extended with methods
> > from a separate object via Object.extend. I've chosen not to use
> > Class#addMethods because each instance of can be extended with a
> > different object, and therefore the prototype chain of class A should
> > remain unaffected.
>
> > So for so good.
>
> > However I'm looking to use this taking advantage of Prototype's
> > inheritance features for the extension objects. I've currently got
> > something that looks like this...
>
> > var A = Class.create({
> > initialize : function(obj){
> > Object.extend(this, obj.prototype)
> > }
>
> > });
>
> > var B = Class.create({
> > method : function(){
> > ....
> > }
>
> > })
>
> > var C = (B, {
> > method: function($super){
> > $super();
> > }
>
> > };
>
> > var d = new A(B);
> > var e = new A(C);
>
> > It works OK but feels a little clunky. To me it would make more sense
> > to do something like this...
>
> > var A = Class.create({
> > initialize : function(obj){
> > Object.extend(this, obj)
> > }
>
> > });
>
> > var B = Class.create({
> > method : function(){
> > ....
> > }
>
> > })
>
> > var C = (B, {
> > method: function($super){
> > $super();
> > }
>
> > };
>
> > var d = new A(new (B));
> > var e = new A(new (C));
>
> > Anybody got any strong opinions on which approach is best?
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