Jörn Zaefferer wrote:
> If we go back to the roots and stick to bind(), unbind(), trigger(),
> attr() and css(), we could remove all those events and html and css
> attribute shortcut methods, greatly reducing the number of methods. By
> adding those methods, or rather only parts of it, like click(), back via
> plugins, the jQuery meat could be reduced to some extend, maybe even
> reducing the barrier for newcomers by simplifying the API docs.
> bind(), unbind(), trigger() and attr() could be improved to a hash as
> css() alread does, allowing you to set several attributes at once or
> adding/removing several events with one method call. Passing a hash
> without values to attr could be quite sexy, too, when it simply fills
> the hash with all available values.
>
> Your ideas and opinions, please!
Aye, aye.
How much harder is it really to use:
$(...).bind('click', function() {...});
than:
$(...).click(function() {...});
and
$(...).bind({
click: function() {...},
change: function() {...},
});
sounds quite nice too.
And for those lazy sods out there how about:
$.quickMethods({
bind: ['click'],
attr: ['val','href','title'],
css: ['display','height','width']
});
and .click(), .val(), etc. are instantly restored.
You get the idea ;P
While we're on the API:
I really don't like the method name .css(), as its actual
operation is to change a style property, and doesn't really
have much directly to do with Cascading Style Sheets.
Could it not be .style() instead?
- Mark.
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