CXGN/Effects.js

   1 /**
   2
   3 =head1 CXGN.Effects
   4
   5  Visual effects handler.  We will want to sub-class this heavily, as there will exist a myriad of effects. Singleton object.
   6
   7  Exports object 'Effects' to window namespace
   8
   9 =head1 Author
  10
  11  Chris Carpita <csc32@cornell.edu>
  12
  13 =cut
  14
  15 */
  16
  17 JSAN.use("MochiKit.Logging");
  18
  19 var Effects = {
  20         //Here's an example of a function which should exist in a subclass:
  21         switchHotlistButton: function(buttonId, switchTo, content, clearOnClick){
  22                 var button = document.getElementById(buttonId);
  23                 var imgAdd = document.getElementById(buttonId + ":imgAdd");
  24                 var imgRemove = document.getElementById(buttonId + ":imgRemove");
  25
  26                 var optionalText = "All AGIs on this Page ";
  27                 if(!content.match(/:/)) {optionalText = "";}
  28                 if(switchTo == 'remove'){
  29                         imgAdd.style.display = "none";
  30                         imgRemove.style.display = "inline";
  31                         button.firstChild.nodeValue = "Remove " + optionalText + "from Hotlist";
  32                         if(clearOnClick){
  33                                 button.setAttribute("onClick", "alert('some')");
  34                         }
  35                         else {
  36                                 button.setAttribute("onClick", "Hotlist.remove('" + buttonId + "', '" + content + "'); return false;");
  37                         }
  38                 }
  39                 else if (switchTo == 'add'){
  40                         imgAdd.style.display = "inline";
  41                         imgRemove.style.display = "none";
  42                         button.firstChild.nodeValue = "Add " + optionalText + "to Hotlist";
  43                         if(clearOnClick){
  44                                 button.setAttribute("onClick", "alert('some')");
  45                         }
  46                         else {
  47                                 button.setAttribute("onClick", "Hotlist.add('" + buttonId + "', '" + content + "'); return false;");
  48                         }
  49                 }
  50                 else { alert("You sent a bad switchTo variable to switchHotlistButton"); }
  51         },
  52         //These, on the other hand, are generic and belong in CXGN.Effects:
  53         showElement: function(elementId, displayMethod) {
  54                 var element = document.getElementById(elementId);
  55                 var dispMethod;
  56                 if(displayMethod) {
  57                         dispMethod = displayMethod;
  58                 }
  59                 else { dispMethod = "inline"; }
  60                 element.style.display = dispMethod;
  61         },
  62         hideElement: function(elementId, displayMethod) {
  63                 var element = document.getElementById(elementId);
  64                 var dispMethod = "";
  65                 if(displayMethod) {
  66                         dispMethod = displayMethod;
  67                 }
  68                 else { dispMethod = "none"; } //alternative is "hidden", which causes it to continue occupying space on the page
  69                 element.style.display = dispMethod;
  70         },
  71         swapElements: function(elementIdFrom, elementIdTo, displayMethod){
  72                 try {
  73                         var dispMethod = displayMethod || "inline";
  74                         var elementFrom = document.getElementById(elementIdFrom);
  75                         var elementTo = document.getElementById(elementIdTo);
  76                         elementFrom.style.display = "none";
  77                         elementTo.style.display = dispMethod;
  78                 }
  79                 catch(e) { MochiKit.Logging.logError("CXGN.Effects.swapElements: " + e); }
  80         }
  81 };
  82
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