On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 10:28 PM, Ryan Gahl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Why are you calling >> shared instance members (where member is property/method) "static"? > > > Sorry, that's not what I meant to say. If you read my blog post ( > http://www.someelement.com/2007/03/multiple-inheritance-with-prototypejs.html) > - I explain what I mean by "prototype-static". > > Ok, let's look at your example: > > // constructor >> function Person(name) { >> this.name = name; >> Person.count++; >> }; >> >> // static property (defined directly on a constructor) >> Person.count = 0; >> >> // shared instance method >> Person.prototype.say = function(message) { >> return this.name + ' says: ' + message; >> } > > > (btw, you forgot a semicolon there - and yes I'm pedantic when it comes to > missing semicolons :)) > <sigh> If you only knew HOW pedantic... :-D > > So... what I mean by "prototype static" is the fact that after that last > line it is now possible to call "Person.prototype.say("blah")" statically > (i.e. without having an instance) -- and of course get an error. What I mean > by "instance only" members, is any member that is ONLY visible from > instances, period. And of course true private variables and methods is > another thing I was talking about. > > meh... nevermind :) > > > > > > -- Jerod Venema Senior Software Engineer Nth Penguin, LLC http://www.nthpenguin.com (919) 368-5105 --- WebWidgetry.com / MashupStudio.com Future Home of the World's First Complete Web Platform --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-spinoffs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
