http://prototypejs.org/api/element/addMethods :)
Element.addMethods("select", {
... methods ...
});
On Feb 7, 2008 5:37 PM, broberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> When I add my own extensions to DOM elements, is there a way to only
> add my extensions to the specific types of DOM elements (e.g. SELECT)
> to which my extensions apply or are intended to operate?
>
> Based on the Prototype API documentation (http://prototypejs.org/learn/
> extensions), it appears that anytime I extend an element, all the
> extensions (Prototype's and my own) are copied to that element
> regardless of the element's type.
>
> For example, I have a collection of extensions for operating on just
> SELECT elements. However, I don't want to copy these extensions to
> the non-SELECT elements that I also extend using the $ utility method,
> Element.extend, etc.
>
> For obvious reasons, if I extend a DIV element, I don't want all my
> SELECT extensions to be copied to it. Am I correct in assuming that
> Prototype copies all my extensions to an extended element regardless
> of its type?
>
> If so, is it possible to do otherwise? Though it does not appear to
> me that it does so, does Prototype already handle this? If not, does
> Prototype have the capacity to handle it? If so, how?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help group user are able to provide.
> >
>
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