Good point. In fact, 'new' isn't just a reserved word, it's an operator!
Regarding these method calls:
> a.new(); // still fails in ie
> a.class(); // still fails in ie
If you have to, you can call methods with illegal names by using [] notation
instead of . notation:
a['new']();
a['class']();
You can even use property and method names with special characters this way:
var a = {
'!...@#$prop erty)()(': 'test',
'** a method! Yes![]{}': function( value ) {
alert( value );
}
};
a['** a method! Yes![]{}']( a['!...@#$prop erty)()('] );
-Mike
> From: Kean
>
> Alexandre,
>
> Another word of caution. Do choose your labels carefully.
> Avoid keywords.
> Adding quotes to keyword labels ensure compatibility with YUI
> compressor.
>
> var a = {
> // new without quotes produce error in ie
> "new": function() {
> alert("new");
> },
> // class without quotes produce error in ie
> "class": function() {
> alert("class");
> },
> // YUI compressor won't compress if you have no quotes
> on keywords
> float: function() {
> alert("float");
> },
> int: function(){
> alert("int");
> }
> }
>
> a.new(); // still fails in ie
> a.class(); // still fails in ie
> a.float();
> a.int();
>
