Actually I think I may just modify the validator code to read out of a custom
expando. It would be nice to be able to pass the attribute name to the
validator engine directly though...
Jorn? <==(sorry - I don't know how to do the fancy "o" ;)
Ⓙⓐⓚⓔ wrote:
>
> after reading this thread I feel comfortable using my own
> 'expando'/'extendo' attributes again, and using classes too!
>
> but classes are the only way to pass the validators! If you are
> horribly concerned with possible interaction with css classes, you
> could remove the javascript class with jquery, add an expando, and
> deal with it then! the validators don't care what you do with the dom,
> just the html!
>
>
> On 3/3/07, Daemach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> I'm assuming you mean that you're comfortable adding an extra attribute
>> to an
>> element - is that correct?
>>
>>
>> Glen Lipka wrote:
>> >
>> > I'm quoting Mike Alsup from the jQuery 1.1.2 thread, which I thought
>> did a
>> > good job relating to this question:
>> > Based on this info, I feel totally safe using it. I can't even think
>> of a
>> > reason to use objects in this way, but I am not that complex. :)
>> >
>> > *That's correct. It's safe to store primitives in an expando because
>> > the aren't reference counted for garbage collection. But objects are
>> > trouble. An IE memory leak pattern is as simple as this:
>> >
>> > var o = document.getElementById('A');
>> > document.getElementById('A').myprop = o;
>> >
>> > Jack Slocum has a good blog entry on avoiding memory leaks:
>> >
>> > **
>> >
>> http://www.jackslocum.com/blog/2006/10/02/3-easy-steps-to-avoid-javascript-memory-leaks/
>> >
>> *<http://www.jackslocum.com/blog/2006/10/02/3-easy-steps-to-avoid-javascript-memory-leaks/>
>> >
>> >
>> > *Mike*
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