Prototype Developer Notes

Developer Notes for prototype.js

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Table of Contents

• What is that?
• Related article
• The utility functions
• Using the $() function
• Using the $$() function
• Using the $F() function
• Using the $A() function
• Using the $H() function
• Using the $R() function
• Using the Try.these() function
• Tricked out strings
• String substitutions
• String templates
• The Ajax object
• Using the Ajax.Request class
• Using the Ajax.Updater class
• What are all those "?" and squares?
• Enumerating... Wow! Damn! Wahoo!
• Loops, Ruby-style
• Your arrays on steroids
• Books I strongly recommend
• Reference for prototype.js
• Extensions to the JavaScript classes
• Extensions for the Object class
• Extensions for the Number class
• Extensions for the Function class
• Extensions for the String class
• Extensions for the Array class
• Extensions for the document DOM object
• Extensions for the Event object
• New objects and classes defined by prototype.js
• The PeriodicalExecuter object
• The Prototype object
• The Enumerable object
• The Hash object
• The ObjectRange class
• The Class object
• The Ajax object
• The Ajax.Responders object
• The Ajax.Base class
• The Ajax.Request class
• The options argument object
• The Ajax.Updater class
• The Ajax.PeriodicalUpdater class
• The Element object
• The Element.Methods object
• The Element.ClassNames class
• The Abstract object
• The Abstract.Insertion class
• The Insertion object
• The Insertion.Before class
• The Insertion.Top class
• The Insertion.Bottom class
• The Insertion.After class
• The Field object
• The Form object
• The Form.Methods object
• The Form.Element object
• The Form.Element.Methods object
• The Form.Element.Serializers object
• The Abstract.TimedObserver class
• The Form.Element.Observer class
• The Form.Observer class
• The Abstract.EventObserver class
• The Form.Element.EventObserver class
• The Form.EventObserver class
• The Position object