Hi,
Hopefully the group doesn't mind an(other) inheritance question. Maybe
the prototype inheritance style is starting to become a low dim light
in my brain...probabl y not yet.
----
If I do the following...
var a = document.getEle mentById("my_di v");
var b = new Object();
b.prototype = a;
b.new_property = function(){aler t("the new property!");
Now b has the new property. Also, b has all the properties of a.
----
Is it possible to do this more efficiently with a constructor?
Something like...
function B(element){
// what goes here?
}
B.prototype.new _property = function(){aler t("the new property!")};
var a = document.getEle mentById("my_di v");
var b = new B(a);
This way I could efficiently make many b-type objects based on
different a-type objects without having to attach new_property
explicitly to each new b-type object.
----
Thanks,
Peter
14  1493 
I keep thinking I should be able to do this but it doesn't work.
function B(element){
this.prototype = element;
}
B.prototype.new _property = function(){aler t("the new property!")};
var a = document.getEle mentById("my_di v");
var b = new B(a);
pe**********@gm ail.com wrote: Hi,
Hopefully the group doesn't mind an(other) inheritance question. Maybe
the prototype inheritance style is starting to become a low dim light
in my brain...probabl y not yet.
----
If I do the following...
var a = document.getEle mentById("my_di v");
var b = new Object();
b.prototype = a;
b.new_property = function(){aler t("the new property!");
Now b has the new property. Also, b has all the properties of a.
Uhmm... Who told you that? a is a reference to a DOM object (presumably
DIV), b is a reference to JavaScript object. They are completely
different species. Did you try say alert(b.tagName ) before posting?
Withing JavaScript program you have to deal with JavaScript objects.
But you can store references onto DOM in these objects.
<html>
<head>
<title>Untitl ed Document</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type"
content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<script type="text/javascript">
function B(dom_obj) {
this.$DOM = dom_obj;
this.new_proper ty = B.new_property;
}
B.new_property = function() {
var msg = 'new property of ' + this.$DOM.id;
window.alert(ms g);
}
function init() {
var a = document.getEle mentById("myDiv ");
var b = new B(a);
b.new_property( );
}
window.onload = init;
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="myDiv">&nbs p;</div>
</body>
</html>
btw underscores are not allowed (though tolerated on many UA's) in
element ID, so my_div is changed to myDiv.
On 28/03/2006 10:11, VK wrote:
[snip] function B(dom_obj) {
this.$DOM = dom_obj;
this.new_proper ty = B.new_property;
}
B.new_property = function() {
var msg = 'new property of ' + this.$DOM.id;
window.alert(ms g);
}
The method, new_property, should be a property of the prototype object
for the B constructor function. It is not, in any way, useful as a
'class' method.
[snip]
btw underscores are not allowed (though tolerated on many UA's) in
element ID, so my_div is changed to myDiv.
ID and NAME tokens must begin with a letter ([A-Za-z]) and may
be followed by any number of letters, digits ([0-9]), hyphens
("-"), underscores ("_"), colons (":"), and periods (".").
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^
-- 6.2 SGML basic types, HTML 4.01
Mike
--
Michael Winter
Prefix subject with [News] before replying by e-mail.
VK wrote: pe**********@gm ail.com wrote: If I do the following...
var a = document.getEle mentById("my_di v");
var b = new Object();
b.prototype = a;
b.new_property = function(){aler t("the new property!");
Now b has the new property. Also, b has all the properties of a.
Uhmm... Who told you that? a is a reference to a DOM object (presumably
DIV), b is a reference to JavaScript object. They are completely
different species.
Say what?! This sounds extremely strange. I thought that a JavaScript
variable could hold either a primative or a reference to a JavaScript
object. I also thought that document.getEle mentById() returned a
JavaScript object ("instance" of Element "class"). I didn't think there
were other kinds of objects other than JavaScript objects. Perhaps
document.getEle mentById() returns a DOM object wrapped in a JavaScript
object?
Thanks,
Peter pe**********@gm ail.com wrote: VK wrote: pe**********@gm ail.com wrote: If I do the following...
var a = document.getEle mentById("my_di v");
var b = new Object();
b.prototype = a;
b.new_property = function(){aler t("the new property!");
Now b has the new property. Also, b has all the properties of a.
Uhmm... Who told you that? a is a reference to a DOM object (presumably
DIV), b is a reference to JavaScript object. They are completely
different species.
Say what?! This sounds extremely strange. I thought that a JavaScript
variable could hold either a primative or a reference to a JavaScript
object. I also thought that document.getEle mentById() returned a
JavaScript object ("instance" of Element "class"). I didn't think there
were other kinds of objects other than JavaScript objects. Perhaps
document.getEle mentById() returns a DOM object wrapped in a JavaScript
object?
You may find the following year old (March 16, 2005) thread and
subthreads dealing with this issue interesting: http://groups.google.com/group/comp....f83c684a5f892/
Csaba Gabor from Vienna
On 28/03/2006 19:18, pe**********@gm ail.com wrote: VK wrote:
pe**********@gm ail.com wrote:
If I do the following...
var a = document.getEle mentById("my_di v");
var b = new Object();
b.prototype = a;
b.new_property = function(){aler t("the new property!");
Now b has the new property.
Yes, it does.
Also, b has all the properties of a.
No, it doesn't. Firstly, the prototype property is only significant for
constructor functions. When an object is created using that function and
the new operator, the object referenced by the prototype property of the
constructor is assigned to the internal [[prototype]] property of the
newly created object. It is this internal property that is used when
trying to lookup an object property. See section 8.6.2.1 [[Get]](P) in
ECMA-262. The new object will not have a prototype property.
[snip]
a is a reference to a DOM object (presumably DIV), b is a reference
to JavaScript object. They are completely different species.
Say what?! This sounds extremely strange.
The next thing to note is that there are two broad types of object:
native objects, and host objects.
Native objects are specified by ECMA-262 and include Object, Function,
Array, Math, String, Number, Date, and RegExp. The objects in that list
are also known as built-in objects, as they are available from the
outset of execution. User-defined objects (created using constructor
functions) are also native objects.
Host objects are provided by the environment. All DOM objects are host
objects, as are the 'DOM 0' objects such as location. In IE, ActiveX
objects are also of this category.
Whilst native objects must act as described by ECMA-262, host objects
are at the whim of the implementation in many regards. For instance, in
Gecko browsers, DOM objects have prototype properties that can be
modified to affect relevant DOM nodes, and DOM objects can be the
prototype object of constructor functions. In IE, neither is the case,
but this is permitted.
[snip]
Hope that helps,
Mike
--
Michael Winter
Prefix subject with [News] before replying by e-mail. pe**********@gm ail.com writes: If I do the following...
var a = document.getEle mentById("my_di v");
var b = new Object();
b.prototype = a;
b.new_property = function(){aler t("the new property!");
Now b has the new property. Also, b has all the properties of a.
No. It has two new properties. One called "new_proper ty" and one
called "prototype" . They are both plain properties, with no relevant
difference.
Assigining to a property called "prototype" on an object does not
change that object's actual prototype.
Is it possible to do this more efficiently with a constructor?
You have to use constructors to create a prototype link in Javascript,
so if it can be done, it is done with prototypes.
Something like...
function B(element){
// what goes here?
}
B.prototype.new _property = function(){aler t("the new property!")};
var a = document.getEle mentById("my_di v");
var b = new B(a);
Try
function B() {
this.new_proper ty = function() {alert("the new property");};
}
var a = document.getEle mentById("my_di v");
B.prototype = a;
var b = new B();
This uses B as a constructor, creating a new object (as constructors
do) with "a" as the prototype object of the object.
This way I could efficiently make many b-type objects based on
different a-type objects without having to attach new_property
explicitly to each new b-type object.
If that's the goal, try:
function B(a) {
function Dummy(){};
Dummy.prototype = a;
var b = new Dummy();
b.new_property = function(){aler t("the new property!");
return b;
}
Again, you have to use a constructor to create a new object with
an existing object as its prototype. Javascript does not make that
as easy as I would have liked. The clone function tries to
wrap this up and allow a direct way to create new objects inheriting
from existing ones.
/L
--
Lasse Reichstein Nielsen - lr*@hotpop.com
DHTML Death Colors: <URL:http://www.infimum.dk/HTML/rasterTriangleD OM.html>
'Faith without judgement merely degrades the spirit divine.' pe**********@gm ail.com wrote: VK wrote: pe**********@gm ail.com wrote: If I do the following...
var a = document.getEle mentById("my_di v");
var b = new Object();
b.prototype = a;
b.new_property = function(){aler t("the new property!");
Now b has the new property. Also, b has all the properties of a.
Uhmm... Who told you that? a is a reference to a DOM object (presumably
DIV), b is a reference to JavaScript object. They are completely
different species.
Say what?! This sounds extremely strange. I thought that a JavaScript
variable could hold either a primative or a reference to a JavaScript
object. I also thought that document.getEle mentById() returned a
JavaScript object ("instance" of Element "class"). I didn't think there
were other kinds of objects other than JavaScript objects.
That's a very common mistake so don't be ashame. In the reality
JavaScript context has nothing in common with DOM tree - but it is able
to communicate with DOM over host object methods.
"East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet" :-)
Actually they shall meet - over DOM interface, but not in such
straightforward way as you originally thought. Did my code snipplet
solve your current task or you need some more help?
VK wrote: Did my code snipplet solve your current task or you need some more help?
Yes it did help but not really the way I was trying to go with my idea.
I was hoping to get to a place where i could efficiently set up to say
things like "b.style.backgr ound = " where b has inherited from the
element. This would be instead of the second option of b *having* an
element like and saying "b.$DOM.style.b ackground = ". All these posts
have made me realize I should be using the second of these options
since the host objects are such special cases and potentially not
compatible across browsers. Seems like extending a host object through
inheritance is a touchy subject that may not work with the other things
I'm doing. The second option is not limiting me. It just doesn't
emphasize what I was thinking. The second option feels a little more
like a C struct than an object-oriented style of code.
Another thing I've realized is the book I have "JavaScript : The
Definitive Guide 4th edition" by David Flanigan (the rhino book from
O'Reilly) which covers JavaScript 1.5 is no where near definitive when
it comes to the 24-page objects chapter. Also, the book is four years
old now and the way people are coding JavaScript has probably changed a
little over time. Any suggestions for a newer and better book on
JavaScript objects?
Thanks,
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