it is similar do dotnet yes

JS
==========
var mynamespace = function() {
 return {
hide : function(o) {

var obj = document.getElementById(o);

o.style.display = 'none'
}
}
}();


dot net C#
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namespace mynamespace {

void hideElemen(string elementName)t {
elementName.visibility = false;

}
}

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 8:15 PM, expresso <dschinkel@...> wrote:

what is meant by a namespace.  I view namespace as like in .NET
classes, is this the same concept?

On Jul 2, 1:10 pm, expresso <dschin...@...> wrote:
> Thanks a lot.  The second response really helped me as I'm not so
> versed in hard core JavaScript.  Obviously not being that well versed
> in it is hindering my ability to understand plug-in code, ability to
> distinguish between standard JavaScript notation/features vs. jQuery
> in the same file, and ability to understand jQuery a bit also.
>
> migrane every day until I get this stuff down, not as simply as
> everyone says.  Yea jQuery is simple once you are a master at
> JavaScript and master of the jQuery language!  I love that claim.
>
> On Jul 2, 1:00 pm, waseem sabjee <waseemsab...@...> wrote:
>
> > lets go back to basic JavaScript.
> > take this example
>
> > var display = function() { // create namespace display
>
> > return {
>
> > hide : function(o) { // add function hide to namepsace
> > var obj = document.getElementById(o);
> > if(obj.style.display != 'none') {
> > obj.style.display = 'none'
>
> > }
> > },
>
> > show : function(o) { // add function show to namespace
> > var obj = document.getElementById(o);
> > if(obj.style.display = 'none') {
> > obj.style.display = 'block'
>
> > }
> > }
> > };
> > }();
>
> > function init() {
> > display.hide("mydiv");
> > setTimeout("display.show('mydiv'), 1000);}
>
> > window.onload = init;
>
> > it is a more object orientated way of scripting
>
> > as you can see i created my own namespace called display
> > then i assigned two function to it
> > display.hide
> > and
> > display.show
>
> > so you can say your are creating your own namespae with it's own set of
> > functions.
> > the cool thing is if i create a namespace that controls sideshow behavior i
> > can reuse my display namespace for the hide show transitions.
>
> > On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 7:08 PM, expresso <dschin...@...> wrote:
>
> > > I have yet another syntax question.
>
> > > I know that : can be used for specifying things like filters, but what
> > > does it do in this case:
>
> > >    $jc.fn.extend({
>
> > >        setup: function() {
> > >            this.first     = null;
> > >            this.last      = null;
> > >            this.prevFirst = null;
> > >            this.prevLast  = null;
> > >            this.animating = false;
> > >            this.timer     = null;
> > >            this.tail      = null;
> > >            this.inTail    = false;
>
> > >            if (this.locked)
> > >                return;
>
> > >            this.list.css(this.lt, this.pos(this.options.offset) +
> > > 'px');
> > >            ...rest of code here
> > >        },
>
> > > so what is the syntax setup:    an attribute?