Comments on: jQuery Idioms For Element Generation http://fnd.lewcid.org/blog/archive/109 Just Another Personal Wobsite Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:30:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: FND http://fnd.lewcid.org/blog/archive/109/comment-page-1#comment-9884 FND Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:30:35 +0000 http://fnd.lewcid.org/blog/?p=109#comment-9884 Thanks proppy! This looks certainly interesting. I prefer this to using .children(":last"), as that seems somewhat hacky and potentially brittle. However, I'm not so sure about using .parent() instead of .end() - though perhaps that's just because I'd have to adjust existing code if I were to change this now... By the way, Mike suggested using "attach" instead of "create" for the method's name, which I've now adopted. Thanks proppy!
This looks certainly interesting. I prefer this to using .children(“:last”), as that seems somewhat hacky and potentially brittle.
However, I’m not so sure about using .parent() instead of .end() – though perhaps that’s just because I’d have to adjust existing code if I were to change this now…

By the way, Mike suggested using “attach” instead of “create” for the method’s name, which I’ve now adopted.

]]> By: proppy http://fnd.lewcid.org/blog/archive/109/comment-page-1#comment-9883 proppy Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:22:33 +0000 http://fnd.lewcid.org/blog/?p=109#comment-9883 After discussing it with you on irc://irc.freenode.net/#tiddlywiki, I believe the following might also work: $.fn.create = function(html) { return $(html).appendTo(this); }; $("<div>").create("<h2>").addClass(className).text(heading).parent().create("<p>").text(body).parent().appendTo(container); After discussing it with you on irc://irc.freenode.net/#tiddlywiki, I believe the following might also work:

$.fn.create = function(html) {
return $(html).appendTo(this);
};

$(“<div>”).create(“<h2>”).addClass(className).text(heading).parent().create(“<p>”).text(body).parent().appendTo(container);

]]> By: FND http://fnd.lewcid.org/blog/archive/109/comment-page-1#comment-8827 FND Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:43:50 +0000 http://fnd.lewcid.org/blog/?p=109#comment-8827 Thanks Mike. I agree that "create" is not an ideal appellation for this method (too generic, doesn't imply change of focus). While "push" first confused me (was thinking of Git rather than arrays), it actually kinda makes sense when seen in that context. Thanks Mike.
I agree that “create” is not an ideal appellation for this method (too generic, doesn’t imply change of focus).
While “push” first confused me (was thinking of Git rather than arrays), it actually kinda makes sense when seen in that context.

]]> By: Michael Mahemoff http://fnd.lewcid.org/blog/archive/109/comment-page-1#comment-8826 Michael Mahemoff Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:29:07 +0000 http://fnd.lewcid.org/blog/?p=109#comment-8826 All this has been very useful to me. BTW I'm using "push" instead of "create" as I feel it conveys the intent more clearly. (Although "push" doesn't encapsulate creation, it's obvious from the context - $("").push(""). All this has been very useful to me.

BTW I’m using “push” instead of “create” as I feel it conveys the intent more clearly. (Although “push” doesn’t encapsulate creation, it’s obvious from the context – $(“”).push(“”).

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