typeof unfortunately returns "object" when applied to null
typeof null; // "object"
A safer way is to test for undefined:
if (typeof Prototype != 'undefined') {
...
}
- kangax
On Jun 6, 4:35 pm, nlloyds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Jun 4, 1:50 pm, sheps-ii <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Thank you, that's fantastic. I love how prototype helps true
> > modularity into content(server side)->structure (html)->behaviour
> > (js). Cheers!
>
> To take it a step further, I usually encapsulate everything in a class
> or namespace. So, the bottom of the html looks like this:
>
> <script type="text/javascript" src="prototype.js"></script>
> <script type="text/javascript" src="mysite.js"></script>
> </body>
> </html>
>
> Then the mysite.js:
>
> if (typeof Prototype == "object") { // only load if Prototype is
> present
> var MySite = Class.create({
> initialize : function () {
> ... // stuff to do on page load
>
> this.addObservers();
> },
>
> // Add additional event handlers here
> addObservers : function () {
> ...
> },
>
> ...
>
> });
> document.observe("dom:loaded", function () { new MySite() });
>
> }
>
> I don't know if that's the best way to do things, but It works well
> for me. YMMV
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