On 12/15/05, Maninder, Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I won't touch it :) but I can call the method - right? > > Or is it used for some internal calculations?
You certainly can call it, but you probably shouldn't. The '_' is used in many languages to imply privacy where privacy can't be enforced. It's a way for the creator of the app to tell users of it "don't call this function directly". It's usually done for some mix of the following reasons: The creator is thinking of renaming, removing, or drastically changing this function in a future version. Calling this function directly, instead of using the public api, can cause unexpected side effects and/or errors that may be incredibly tough to trace. HTH. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Abdur-Rahman Advany > Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 5:13 PM > To: rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org > Subject: Re: [Rails-spinoffs] Generic Question about the way code is > written > > > Javascript does not have private functions, _ means its a private > function, don't tuch it ;) > > Maninder, Singh wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >This is a generic question about the way code is written in prototype and > >scriptaculous libraries. > > > >Inside every object, we find functions that begin with "_". > > > >How are these methods/functions different from the rest? > > > >eg _text, _attributes, _each... > > > >Please let me know. > > > >Thank you, > >Mandy. > >_______________________________________________ > >Rails-spinoffs mailing list > >Rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org > >http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Rails-spinoffs mailing list > Rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs > _______________________________________________ > Rails-spinoffs mailing list > Rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs > -- Bill Guindon (aka aGorilla) _______________________________________________ Rails-spinoffs mailing list Rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs
