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Class.Options

A Utility Class. Its methods can be implemented with Class:implement into any Class. Used to automate the setting of a Class instance’s options. Will also add Class Events when the option property begins with ‘on’ and is followed by a capital letter (e.g. ‘onComplete’ adds a ‘complete’ event). Official MooTools Documentation

Articles using Class.Options

MooTools ThreeSixty Viewer Featuring the iPad

February 1, 2010

I thought Apple’s new 360 degree product viewer was flippin’ awesome. So I created a feature light version in mootools last night. I hope to add more (like throwing) and clean up the api a bit, but still, this is sweet.

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MooTools For Beginners Part 7 – Creating Flexible Classes Using Options, Events, and Event Management

January 27, 2010

Last time we compartmentalized some code into a nice little MooTools Class called BouncyMenu that we can use anywhere. However, there are some HUGE improvements to be made. In this article we’ll be talking about how to make your MooTools Class flexible by using Implements, Options, and Events. We’ll also talk about managing events added to elements and some discussion about binding. If you still consider yourself a beginner, understanding this article should be a big deal. Once you master Class your javascript will never be the same.

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Event Delegation with MooTools–Quit Selecting all Those Elements!

January 16, 2010

Event delegation rules the school. Instead of adding events to 300 elements you just add an event to the parent element and it’ll delegate the event down to it’s children, like every good parent would. The benefits? 1) Efficiency, 2) “Set it and forget it”, 3) Makes attaching and detaching events in a class easier, 4) Makes you look cool, and that after all, is the point of being a web developer instead of a surfing instructor.

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