Ever needed to debug how your Class instances fire Events? It can be frustrating and messy, especially if you do not have access to the original Class prototype source. But, you can hack your way around this and create a transparent spy on all fireEvent methods on any Class instance. Here is how: (function() { var spyId = ‘spyEvent’; Class.extend({… Read more →
This is a really helpful feature of MooTools that a few people know and use. Basically, there is a pair of 2 Function prototypes called ‘overloadGetter‘ and ‘overloadSetter‘. They are very simple in what they can provide. Say, you have a function that is a private property setter in a Class that takes 2 arguments: key & value. After a… Read more →
Difficulty: moderate Framework: MooTools 1.3 (no previous ver compatibility) Dependencies: MooTools-more 1.3.1 (no compat mode, just Element.Delegation required to build it) DocType: HTML5 – optional Before I begin, if you have not made a MooTools Class before, I suggest you first read this tutorial I made last month on creating a Sliding Tips plugin, which is a good entry level…. Read more →
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