[Prototype-core] Re: $('my-element').$$('a[href=foo]');
On 1.6.0 this has been aliased to select
$(my-element).select(a[href=foo])
-Nicolas
On 8/29/07, Jacob Rockowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
I have been using Element#getElementsBySelector a lot and keep feeling
that the method's name is too verbose, couldn't it just be an Element#$
$.
ex:
instead of
$('my-element').getElementsBySelector('a[href=foo]');
it could be
$('my-element').$$('a[href=foo]');
I understand that the usage of the $ is for utility functions but this
seems like a reasonable idea.
http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/9424
thanks
~jake
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[Prototype-core] Re: $('my-element').$$('a[href=foo]');
There is a 'select' method already used form inputs but I guess it is
okay to have two DOM methods with the same method name doing
completely different things.
http://www.w3schools.com/htmldom/met_text_select.asp
At same time, I could see someone building an HTML editor using
prototype.js or a just browser wanting to add a 'select' method to the
DOM that was similar to the input.select(), it would select the
innerHTML of an element.
~ jake
On Aug 29, 4:47 pm, Nicolás Sanguinetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 1.6.0 this has been aliased to select
$(my-element).select(a[href=foo])
-Nicolas
On 8/29/07, Jacob Rockowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
I have been using Element#getElementsBySelector a lot and keep feeling
that the method's name is too verbose, couldn't it just be an Element#$
$.
ex:
instead of
$('my-element').getElementsBySelector('a[href=foo]');
it could be
$('my-element').$$('a[href=foo]');
I understand that the usage of the $ is for utility functions but this
seems like a reasonable idea.
http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/9424
thanks
~jake
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[Prototype-core] Re: $('my-element').$$('a[href=foo]');
On 8/29/07, Jacob Rockowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is a 'select' method already used form inputs but I guess it is okay to have two DOM methods with the same method name doing completely different things. Ahh, sarcasm :) This is why I suggested that we use the Selectors API (selectAllElements) instead of select. Chaining with $$ in the middle is just too much. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Prototype: Core group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-core@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Prototype-core] Re: $('my-element').$$('a[href=foo]');
How about changing the name from Element.select to
Element.selectElement and Element.selectAllElements? This would be in
keeping with the future DOM methods - which prototype could adopt when
supported.
On Aug 29, 2007, at 2:17 PM, Jacob Rockowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
There is a 'select' method already used form inputs but I guess it is
okay to have two DOM methods with the same method name doing
completely different things.
http://www.w3schools.com/htmldom/met_text_select.asp
At same time, I could see someone building an HTML editor using
prototype.js or a just browser wanting to add a 'select' method to the
DOM that was similar to the input.select(), it would select the
innerHTML of an element.
~ jake
On Aug 29, 4:47 pm, Nicol�s Sanguinetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 1.6.0 this has been aliased to select
$(my-element).select(a[href=foo])
-Nicolas
On 8/29/07, Jacob Rockowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
I have been using Element#getElementsBySelector a lot and keep
feeling
that the method's name is too verbose, couldn't it just be an
Element#$
$.
ex:
instead of
$('my-element').getElementsBySelector('a[href=foo]');
it could be
$('my-element').$$('a[href=foo]');
I understand that the usage of the $ is for utility functions but
this
seems like a reasonable idea.
http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/9424
thanks
~jake
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[Prototype-core] Re: $('my-element').$$('a[href=foo]');
Oh come on. The syntax of this stuff is getting pretty opaque. It's bad enough with libraries like jQuery which seems to delight in redefining nearly every DOM call - I tried reading some code that used jQuery recently and it made absolutely no sense. Would it kill us to have method names that are self-documenting? On Aug 29, 2007, at 2:57 PM, Ih�rosi Wiktor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is why I suggested that we use the Selectors API (selectAllElements) instead of select. Chaining with $$ in the middle is just too much. imho it's not too much. I agree with Jake, it would be a logical step if we use $$ for selectors. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Prototype: Core group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-core@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Prototype-core] Re: $('my-element').$$('a[href=foo]');
On 8/30/07, Jeff Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh come on. The syntax of this stuff is getting pretty opaque. Would it kill us to have method names that are self-documenting? Of course not. :) I agree with you and Mislav. If there is an standard Selectors API use those syntax, so I am ok with selectAllElements name. But because I use this $(foo).$$(.bar) syntax since months I get used to it. I don't think it's evil if we have a shortcut for selectAllElements and it is the obvious choice, the $$. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Prototype: Core group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-core@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Prototype-core] Re: $('my-element').$$('a[href=foo]');
On 8/30/07, Ihárosi Wiktor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But because I use this $(foo).$$(.bar) syntax since months I get used to it. I don't think it's evil if we have a shortcut for selectAllElements and it is the obvious choice, the $$. I understand your need, and was also thinking of the same alias myself. But seeing how it looks like in real world made me give up on it. $ and $$ are OK in the front, but terrible in the middle of the chain. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Prototype: Core group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-core@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Prototype-core] Re: $('my-element').$$('a[href=foo]');
On 8/30/07, Mislav Marohnić [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I understand your need, and was also thinking of the same alias myself. But seeing how it looks like in real world made me give up on it. $ and $$ are OK in the front, but terrible in the middle of the chain. I respect your decision and of course I accept if it will not be aliased in the official version. In spite of this my favorite lib will be prototype, because - as I noted in the trac ticket - it's easy to extend so I can do it to myself. :) And thats the reason why prototype is great. ;) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Prototype: Core group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-core@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Prototype-core] Re: $('my-element').$$('a[href=foo]');
what a surprise! few hours ago on ajaxian... first sentence: Naming is hard. :) http://ajaxian.com/archives/selectors-api-method-names-selectelement-and-selectallelements --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Prototype: Core group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-core@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Prototype-core] Re: $('my-element').$$('a[href=foo]');
On Aug 30, 1:43 am, Wiktor Ihárosi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what a surprise! few hours ago on ajaxian... first sentence: Naming is hard. :)http://ajaxian.com/archives/selectors-api-method-names-selectelement-... I read this article and other links and if I understand it well the names are changed in the API: selectElement - querySelector selectElementAll - querySelectorAll Details: http://dean.edwards.name/weblog/2007/08/names/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Prototype: Core group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-core@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
