I know there is a Hash() object in the Javascript prototype framework, but is there anything in Jquery like this?
As I would like to stick with one javascript framework, rather than mixing the Prototype Frame work and the JQuery framework and use at the same time, as I worry there will be conflict and create side-effects.
So my question is: how to create Hash object/array using jquery?
Here is my function:
/* prototype framework, I want to change this to jQuery! */
var starSaves = new Hash();
function myHover(id, pos)
{
var starStrip = $('star_strip_' + id);
if (starSaves.keys().indexOf(id) == -1)
{
var starSave = new Array();
var imgs = starStrip.select("img")
alert(imgs);
for (var i = 0; i < imgs.length; i++)
{
starSave[starSave.length] = imgs[i].src;
if (i < pos)
imgs[i].src = "/images/star_1.gif";
else
imgs[i].src = "/images/star_0.gif";
}
starSaves.set(id, starSave);
}
}
There's a standalone hash table implementation called jshashtable (full disclosure: I wrote it). Using it, your code would be:
var starSaves = new Hashtable();
function myHover(id, pos)
{
var starStrip = $('star_strip_' + id);
if (!starSaves.containsKey(id))
{
var starSave = new Array();
var imgs = starStrip.select("img")
alert(imgs);
for (var i = 0; i < imgs.length; i++)
{
starSave[starSave.length] = imgs[i].src;
if (i < pos)
imgs[i].src = "/images/star_1.gif";
else
imgs[i].src = "/images/star_0.gif";
}
starSaves.put(id, starSave);
}
}
A basic Hash
can be achieved with basic JavaScript, not jQuery (I know that Prototype's Hash adds extra functionality, but you don't use it here).
var starSaves = {};
function myHover(id, pos)
{
if (!starSaves.hasOwnProperty(id)) {
var starSave = starSaves[id] = [];
$('#star_strip_' + id + ' img').attr('src', function (index, current) {
starSave.push(current);
return (index < pos) ? '/images/star_1.gif' : '/images/star_0.gif';
});
}
}
I think you don't need jQuery for this.
var hashtable = {
hash: {},
exists: function(key){
return this.hash.hasOwnProperty(key);
},
get: function(key){
return this.exists(key)?this.hash[key]:null;
},
put: function(key, value){
this.hash[key] = value;
}
}
Glancing at the jQuery documentation I'm not seeing anything that specifically for this. But you can easily do this with just a regular javascript object:
var starSaves = {};
function myHover(id, pos)
{
var starStrip = $('star_strip_' + id);
if (typeof starSaves[id] == 'undefined')
{
var starSave = new Array();
var imgs = starStrip.select("img")
alert(imgs);
for (var i = 0; i < imgs.length; i++)
{
starSave[starSave.length] = imgs[i].src;
if (i < pos)
imgs[i].src = "/images/star_1.gif";
else
imgs[i].src = "/images/star_0.gif";
}
starSaves[id] = starSave;
}
}
There is no prototype Hash equivalent in jQuery that I know of.
Could the following be of any use to you? using jQuery
var starSaves = {};
function myHover(id,pos)
{
var starStrip = $('.star_strip_' + id);
if(!starSaves[id])
{
var starSave = [];
starStrip.each(function(index,element){
starSave[index] = $(element).attr('src');
$(element).attr('src', index < pos ? '/images/star_1.gif' : '/images/star_0.gif');
});
starSaves[id] = starSave;
}
}