JavaScript: implementing a javascript component (bestpractice)
July 31st, 2011 by jeremychoneHere is a best practice to implement a javascript component. (code skeleton)
// do this one per file
var myModule = myModule || {}
// Do an "scoping function" once per Component
(function($){
// some privates members here
// --------- myModule.MyComponent Constructor --------- //
myModule.MyComponent = function MyComponent(arg1,argN){
// little trick allowing to instanciate any of the two following ways:`
// 1) var comp = new myModule.MyComponent(..)
// 2) var comp = myModule.MyComponent(..)
if (!(this instanceof MyComponent)) {
return new MyComponent(arg1,argN);
}
}
// --------- /myModule.MyComponent Constructor --------- //
// --------- Public Methods --------- //
myModule.MyComponent.prototype.publicMethodA = function(){
// some stuff
}
// --------- /Public Methods --------- //
//private methods here
function privateMethodB(){
}
})(jQuery);