SV: [HTML_AJAX-devel] Bug? Function-names that hanged execution in IE

[Joshua Eichorn]

All HTML_AJAX functions exist within JavaScript classes, we try really 
hard not to pollute the name space.

The only place I could see a problem from HTML_AJAX collision is if you 
were using generated objects and wanted a method named Sync or Async
-josh
Jan Bolmeson wrote:
>
> In this case I renamed the functions in my class. I think it would be 
> a good idea to raise an error or at least a warning since it took me a 
> while to figure out what was wrong.
>
> Since I changed my methods I didn’t look further into it – where is 
> the conflict, with predefined JavaScript functions or with the 
> HTML_Ajax Javascript functions. If it is in the latter maybe a 
> namespace-prefix could be something to think about?
>
> Otherwise I agree with you that it should be up to the developer to 
> choose names correctly.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jan (ZCE)
>
> PS. I think the getObjectById()-collision is with one of my own 
> js-libraries where I wrapped the getElementById()-function. DS.
>
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> *Från:* Laurent Yaish [mailto:laurenty at gmail.com]
> *Skickat:* den 27 december 2006 08:15
> *Till:* Jan Bolmeson; html_ajax-devel at lists.bluga.net
> *Ämne:* Re: [HTML_AJAX-devel] Bug? Function-names that hanged 
> execution in IE
>
> Josh, I think that avoiding name conflicts should be the 
> responsibility of the developer.
> Jan, what did you rename the functions to?
>
> I can see how delete() might be a problem, but getObjectById() should 
> be fine.
>
> Laurent
>
> On 12/26/06, *Joshua Eichorn* <josh at bluga.net <mailto:josh at bluga.net>> 
> wrote:
>
> Jan Bolmeson wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> > I have just spent the last couple of hours trying to get my code work
> > in IE6 (it worked perfectly in FF). I noticed that in my PHP-class I
> > hade two functions:
> >
> >
> >
> > 1. delete()
> > 2. getObjectById()
> >
> >
> >
> > And this seemed to hang Internet Explorer execution. When I renamed
> > them it started to work. A potential bug?
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > //jan
> >
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> Sounds hitting reserved words in IE. The HTML_AJAX can do is throw an
> error when registering names we know will cause problems.
>
> Thoughts anyone?
> -josh
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