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<method>
DescriptionUsed
for the Spry framework. This tag replaces the menu tag
for specifying methods for a code hints pop-up menu. When you type
a method name in Code view, Dreamweaver opens a menu of method prototypes
that provides a list of parameters for the method. It then tracks
the sequence of parameters as they are being filled. For methods
that don't have parameters, Dreamweaver closes the method call by
adding the parentheses "()" characters.
The current argument
is displayed in bold. Each time you type a comma, Dreamweaver updates
the menu to display the next argument in bold. For object methods,
when you type an object name, Dreamweaver opens a menu of the methods
that are defined for that object.
Attributespattern, icon, object, source, constructor, static, retType
The pattern attribute specifies the name
of the method and its argument list. It also describes the names
of the object and the method, and the arguments of the method. The
menu shows the list of arguments for the method. The code hints
menu appears when the user types objectname. (including
the period). This menu shows the methods that have been specified
for the object. Then, the code hints menu opens a list of the arguments
for the method, as it does for a function.
The icon attribute specifies which icon
to use.
The object attribute refers to the type
to which the command belongs. For example, Built-In Data Type: String
or user-defined data type custom JavaScript file.
The source attribute refers to the location
in which it is defined or originates from. For example, DOM/Javascript/custom
file.js.
The constructor attribute is a Boolean value. constructor = true refers
to the method which constructs the object instance and is marked separately
compared to other object methods.
The static attribute is a Boolean value. static = true indicates
that the method does not work on specific object instance, but works
on object type itself. For example, Date.parse(dateString)
The retType attribute refers to the method
return type which in turn can be an object type to support a cascade
of code hints.
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