Hmm, it' is the prototype way of doing it. I suppose it has to do with writing beautiful code, but that might be a matter of taste. Some like it and some don't :-)
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:59 PM, T.J. Crowder <[email protected]> wrote: > @Rüdiger: > >> And last but not least, if this is a prototype mailing list you should >> of course use prototype, so your loops would look like this: >> $A(array_b_length).each(function(arrayElement) { >> // do something with the element... >> }); > > Whether I'm using Prototype or not, I don't need to create a function > and incur the overhead of a function call on every iteration (not to > mention the complications around `this`) just to loop through an > array. People are free to do that if they like, but it's not remotely > necessary and it's certainly not always appropriate. There's nothing > wrong with a nice, simple `for` loop. > > Just my two cents. > -- > T.J. Crowder > Independent Software Engineer > tj / crowder software / com > www / crowder software / com > > On Jan 19, 3:18 pm, Rüdiger Kaatz <[email protected]> wrote: >> And last but not least, if this is a prototype mailing list you should >> of course use prototype, so your loops would look like this: >> >> $A(array_b_length).each(function(arrayElement) { >> // do something with the element... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> }); > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en.
