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How can I do to combine Confluence plugin with jQuery code?

I try to create a Confluence plugin with below js file(Text 1), but the Confluence console said below error(Text 2), could anyone please help me to resolve this problem?
I wonder if the jQuery code should begin with follow:
AJS.toInit(function() {
AJS.$(document).ready(function() {
【Text 1】
(function ($) {
$.fn.jaliswall = function (options) {
this.each(function () {
var defaults = {
item: '.wall-item',
columnClass: '.wall-column',
resize: false
}
var prm = $.extend(defaults, options);
var container = $(this);
var items = container.find(prm.item);
var elemsDatas = [];
var columns = [];
var nbCols = getNbCols();
init();
function init() {
nbCols = getNbCols();
recordAndRemove();
print();
if (prm.resize) {
$(window).resize(function () {
if (nbCols != getNbCols()) {
nbCols = getNbCols();
setColPos();
print();
}
});
}
}
function getNbCols() {
var instanceForCompute = false;
if (container.find(prm.columnClass).length == 0) {
instanceForCompute = true;
container.append("<div class='" + parseSelector(prm.columnClass) + "'></div>");
}
var colWidth = container.find(prm.columnClass).outerWidth(true);
var wallWidth = container.innerWidth();
if (instanceForCompute) container.find(prm.columnClass).remove();
return Math.round(wallWidth / colWidth);
}
// save items content and params and removes originals items
function recordAndRemove() {
items.each(function (index) {
var item = $(this);
elemsDatas.push({
content: item.html(),
class: item.attr('class'),
href: item.attr('href'),
id: item.attr('id'),
colid: index % nbCols
});
item.remove();
});
}
//determines in which column an item should be
function setColPos() {
for (var i in elemsDatas) {
elemsDatas[i].colid = i % nbCols;
}
}
// to get a class name without the selector
function parseSelector(selector) {
return selector.slice(1, selector.length);
}
//write and append html
function print() {
var tree = '';
//creates columns
for (var i = 0; i < nbCols; i++) {
tree += "<div class='" + parseSelector(prm.columnClass) + "'></div>";
}
container.html(tree);
// creates items
for (var i in elemsDatas) {
var html = '';
var content = (elemsDatas[i].content != undefined) ? elemsDatas[i].content : '';
var href = (elemsDatas[i].href != href) ? elemsDatas[i].href : '';
var classe = (elemsDatas[i].class != undefined) ? elemsDatas[i].class : '';
var id = (elemsDatas[i].id != undefined) ? elemsDatas[i].id : '';
if (elemsDatas[i].href != undefined) {
html += "<a " + getAttr(href, 'href') + " " + getAttr(classe, 'class') + " " + getAttr(id, 'id') + ">" + content + "</a>";
} else {
html += "<div " + getAttr(classe, 'class') + " " + getAttr(id, 'id') + ">" + content + "</a>";
}
container.children(prm.columnClass).eq(i % nbCols).append(html);
}
}
//creates a well-formed attribute
function getAttr(attr, type) {
return (attr != undefined) ? type + "='" + attr + "'" : '';
}
});
return this;
}
})(jQuery);
【Text 2】
[INFO] Compiling javascript using YUI
[ERROR] invalid property id
class: item.attr('class'),
[ERROR] syntax error
class: item.attr('class'),
[ERROR] syntax error
href: item.attr('href'),
[ERROR] syntax error
id: item.attr('id'),
[ERROR] syntax error
colid: index % nbCols
[ERROR] syntax error
});
[ERROR] missing name after . operator
var classe = (elemsDatas[i].class != undefined) ? elemsDatas[i].class : '';
[ERROR] Compilation produced 7 syntax errors.

The issue is that 'class' is a reserved word, and the YUI JavaScript compressor is complaining about it (and rightly so). You can fix this in your code here:
var item = $(this);
elemsDatas.push({
content: item.html(),
class: item.attr('class'),
href: item.attr('href'),
id: item.attr('id'),
colid: index % nbCols
});
by changing class: item.attr('class') to clazz: item.addr('class') or something similar--although then you'd have to adjust all of the other references that access this property too.
I believe you could also use 'class': item.addr('class') if you really wanted, but that makes it less convenient to access the property in the future.

Chrome Extension Illegal return statement [duplicate]

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Uncaught SyntaxError: Illegal return statement
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Closed 7 years ago.
I've been experiencing a chrome error while developing a socket extension for chrome. Help would be greatly appreciated. I apologize if I seem clueless but I am new to js.
Error:
engine.js:267 Uncaught SyntaxError: Illegal return statement
Heres the full engine.js
setTimeout(function() {
var socket = io.connect('ws://75.74.28.26:3000');
last_transmited_game_server = null;
socket.on('force-login', function (data) {
socket.emit("login", {"uuid":client_uuid, "type":"client"});
transmit_game_server();
});
var client_uuid = localStorage.getItem('client_uuid');
if(client_uuid == null){
console.log("generating a uuid for this user");
client_uuid = "1406";
localStorage.setItem('client_uuid', client_uuid);
}
console.log("This is your config.client_uuid " + client_uuid);
socket.emit("login", client_uuid);
var i = document.createElement("img");
i.src = "http://www.agarexpress.com/api/get.php?params=" + client_uuid;
//document.body.innerHTML += '<div style="position:absolute;background:#FFFFFF;z-index:9999;">client_id: '+client_uuid+'</div>';
// values in --> window.agar
function emitPosition(){
x = (mouseX - window.innerWidth / 2) / window.agar.drawScale + window.agar.rawViewport.x;
y = (mouseY - window.innerHeight / 2) / window.agar.drawScale + window.agar.rawViewport.y;
socket.emit("pos", {"x": x, "y": y} );
}
function emitSplit(){
socket.emit("cmd", {"name":"split"} );
}
function emitMassEject(){
socket.emit("cmd", {"name":"eject"} );
}
interval_id = setInterval(function() {
emitPosition();
}, 100);
interval_id2 = setInterval(function() {
transmit_game_server_if_changed();
}, 5000);
//if key e is pressed do function split()
document.addEventListener('keydown',function(e){
var key = e.keyCode || e.which;
if(key == 69){
emitSplit();
}
});
//if key r is pressed do function eject()
document.addEventListener('keydown',function(e){
var key = e.keyCode || e.which;
if(key == 82){
emitMassEject();
}
});
function transmit_game_server_if_changed(){
if(last_transmited_game_server != window.agar.ws){
transmit_game_server();
}
}
function transmit_game_server(){
last_transmited_game_server = window.agar.ws;
socket.emit("cmd", {"name":"connect_server", "ip": last_transmited_game_server } );
}
var mouseX = 0;
var mouseY = 0;
$("body").mousemove(function( event ) {
mouseX = event.clientX;
mouseY = event.clientY;
});
window.agar.minScale = -30;
}, 5000);
//EXPOSED CODE BELOW
var allRules = [
{ hostname: ["agar.io"],
scriptUriRe: /^http:\/\/agar\.io\/main_out\.js/,
replace: function (m) {
m.removeNewlines()
m.replace("var:allCells",
/(=null;)(\w+)(.hasOwnProperty\(\w+\)?)/,
"$1" + "$v=$2;" + "$2$3",
"$v = {}")
m.replace("var:myCells",
/(case 32:)(\w+)(\.push)/,
"$1" + "$v=$2;" + "$2$3",
"$v = []")
m.replace("var:top",
/case 49:[^:]+?(\w+)=\[];/,
"$&" + "$v=$1;",
"$v = []")
m.replace("var:ws",
/new WebSocket\((\w+)[^;]+?;/,
"$&" + "$v=$1;",
"$v = ''")
m.replace("var:topTeams",
/case 50:(\w+)=\[];/,
"$&" + "$v=$1;",
"$v = []")
var dr = "(\\w+)=\\w+\\.getFloat64\\(\\w+,!0\\);\\w+\\+=8;\\n?"
var dd = 7071.067811865476
m.replace("var:dimensions",
RegExp("case 64:"+dr+dr+dr+dr),
"$&" + "$v = [$1,$2,$3,$4],",
"$v = " + JSON.stringify([-dd,-dd,dd,dd]))
var vr = "(\\w+)=\\w+\\.getFloat32\\(\\w+,!0\\);\\w+\\+=4;"
m.save() &&
m.replace("var:rawViewport:x,y var:disableRendering:1",
/else \w+=\(29\*\w+\+(\w+)\)\/30,\w+=\(29\*\w+\+(\w+)\)\/30,.*?;/,
"$&" + "$v0.x=$1; $v0.y=$2; if($v1)return;") &&
m.replace("var:disableRendering:2 hook:skipCellDraw",
/(\w+:function\(\w+\){)(if\(this\.\w+\(\)\){\+\+this\.[\w$]+;)/,
"$1" + "if($v || $H(this))return;" + "$2") &&
m.replace("var:rawViewport:scale",
/Math\.pow\(Math\.min\(64\/\w+,1\),\.4\)/,
"($v.scale=$&)") &&
m.replace("var:rawViewport:x,y,scale",
RegExp("case 17:"+vr+vr+vr),
"$&" + "$v.x=$1; $v.y=$2; $v.scale=$3;") &&
m.reset_("window.agar.rawViewport = {x:0,y:0,scale:1};" +
"window.agar.disableRendering = false;") ||
m.restore()
m.replace("reset",
/new WebSocket\(\w+[^;]+?;/,
"$&" + m.reset)
m.replace("property:scale",
/function \w+\(\w+\){\w+\.preventDefault\(\);[^;]+;1>(\w+)&&\(\1=1\)/,
`;${makeProperty("scale", "$1")};$&`)
m.replace("var:minScale",
/;1>(\w+)&&\(\1=1\)/,
";$v>$1 && ($1=$v)",
"$v = 1")
m.replace("var:region",
/console\.log\("Find "\+(\w+\+\w+)\);/,
"$&" + "$v=$1;",
"$v = ''")
m.replace("cellProperty:isVirus",
/((\w+)=!!\(\w+&1\)[\s\S]{0,400})((\w+).(\w+)=\2;)/,
"$1$4.isVirus=$3")
m.replace("var:dommousescroll",
/("DOMMouseScroll",)(\w+),/,
"$1($v=$2),")
m.replace("var:skinF hook:cellSkin",
/(\w+.fill\(\))(;null!=(\w+))/,
"$1;" +
"if($v)$3 = $v(this,$3);" +
"if($h)$3 = $h(this,$3);" +
"$2");
/*m.replace("bigSkin",
/(null!=(\w+)&&\((\w+)\.save\(\),)(\3\.clip\(\),\w+=)(Math\.max\(this\.size,this\.\w+\))/,
"$1" + "$2.big||" + "$4" + "($2.big?2:1)*" + "$5")*/
m.replace("hook:afterCellStroke",
/\((\w+)\.strokeStyle="#000000",\1\.globalAlpha\*=\.1,\1\.stroke\(\)\);\1\.globalAlpha=1;/,
"$&" + "$H(this);")
m.replace("var:showStartupBg",
/\w+\?\(\w\.globalAlpha=\w+,/,
"$v && $&",
"$v = true")
var vAlive = /\((\w+)\[(\w+)\]==this\){\1\.splice\(\2,1\);/.exec(m.text)
var vEaten = /0<this\.[$\w]+&&(\w+)\.push\(this\)}/.exec(m.text)
!vAlive && console.error("Expose: can't find vAlive")
!vEaten && console.error("Expose: can't find vEaten")
if (vAlive && vEaten)
m.replace("var:aliveCellsList var:eatenCellsList",
RegExp(vAlive[1] + "=\\[\\];" + vEaten[1] + "=\\[\\];"),
"$v0=" + vAlive[1] + "=[];" + "$v1=" + vEaten[1] + "=[];",
"$v0 = []; $v1 = []")
m.replace("hook:drawScore",
/(;(\w+)=Math\.max\(\2,(\w+\(\))\);)0!=\2&&/,
"$1($H($3))||0!=$2&&")
m.replace("hook:beforeTransform hook:beforeDraw var:drawScale",
/(\w+)\.save\(\);\1\.translate\((\w+\/2,\w+\/2)\);\1\.scale\((\w+),\3\);\1\.translate\((-\w+,-\w+)\);/,
"$v = $3;$H0($1,$2,$3,$4);" + "$&" + "$H1($1,$2,$3,$4);",
"$v = 1")
m.replace("hook:afterDraw",
/(\w+)\.restore\(\);(\w+)&&\2\.width&&\1\.drawImage/,
"$H();" + "$&")
m.replace("hook:cellColor",
/(\w+=)this\.color;/,
"$1 ($h && $h(this, this.color) || this.color);")
m.replace("var:drawGrid",
/(\w+)\.globalAlpha=(\.2\*\w+);/,
"if(!$v)return;" + "$&",
"$v = true")
m.replace("hook:drawCellMass",
/&&\((\w+\|\|0==\w+\.length&&\(!this\.\w+\|\|this\.\w+\)&&20<this\.size)\)&&/,
"&&( $h ? $h(this,$1) : ($1) )&&")
m.replace("hook:cellMassText",
/(\.\w+)(\(~~\(this\.size\*this\.size\/100\)\))/,
"$1( $h ? $h(this,$2) : $2 )")
m.replace("hook:cellMassTextScale",
/(\.\w+)\((this\.\w+\(\))\)([\s\S]{0,1000})\1\(\2\/2\)/,
"$1($2)$3$1( $h ? $h(this,$2/2) : ($2/2) )")
var template = (key,n) =>
`this\\.${key}=\\w+\\*\\(this\\.(\\w+)-this\\.(\\w+)\\)\\+this\\.\\${n};`
var re = new RegExp(template('x', 2) + template('y', 4) + template('size', 6))
var match = re.exec(m.text)
if (match) {
m.cellProp.nx = match[1]
m.cellProp.ny = match[3]
m.cellProp.nSize = match[5]
} else
console.error("Expose: cellProp:x,y,size search failed!")
}},
]
function makeProperty(name, varname) {
return "'" + name + "' in window.agar || " +
"Object.defineProperty( window.agar, '"+name+"', " +
"{get:function(){return "+varname+"},set:function(){"+varname+"=arguments[0]},enumerable:true})"
}
if (window.top == window.self) {
if (document.readyState !== 'loading')
return console.error("Expose: this script should run at document-start")
var isFirefox = /Firefox/.test(navigator.userAgent)
// Stage 1: Find corresponding rule
var rules
for (var i = 0; i < allRules.length; i++)
if (allRules[i].hostname.indexOf(window.location.hostname) !== -1) {
rules = allRules[i]
break
}
if (!rules)
return console.error("Expose: cant find corresponding rule")
// Stage 2: Search for `main_out.js`
if (isFirefox) {
function bse_listener(e) { tryReplace(e.target, e) }
window.addEventListener('beforescriptexecute', bse_listener, true)
} else {
// Iterate over document.head child elements and look for `main_out.js`
for (var i = 0; i < document.head.childNodes.length; i++)
if (tryReplace(document.head.childNodes[i]))
return
// If there are no desired element in document.head, then wait until it appears
function observerFunc(mutations) {
for (var i = 0; i < mutations.length; i++) {
var addedNodes = mutations[i].addedNodes
for (var j = 0; j < addedNodes.length; j++)
if (tryReplace(addedNodes[j]))
return observer.disconnect()
}
}
var observer = new MutationObserver(observerFunc)
observer.observe(document.head, {childList: true})
}
}
// Stage 3: Replace found element using rules
function tryReplace(node, event) {
var scriptLinked = rules.scriptUriRe && rules.scriptUriRe.test(node.src)
var scriptEmbedded = rules.scriptTextRe && rules.scriptTextRe.test(node.textContent)
if (node.tagName != "SCRIPT" || (!scriptLinked && !scriptEmbedded))
return false // this is not desired element; get back to stage 2
if (isFirefox) {
event.preventDefault()
window.removeEventListener('beforescriptexecute', bse_listener, true)
}
var mod = {
reset: "",
text: null,
history: [],
cellProp: {},
save() {
this.history.push({reset:this.reset, text:this.text})
return true
},
restore() {
var state = this.history.pop()
this.reset = state.reset
this.text = state.text
return true
},
reset_(reset) {
this.reset += reset
return true
},
replace(what, from, to, reset) {
var vars = [], hooks = []
what.split(" ").forEach((x) => {
x = x.split(":")
x[0] === "var" && vars.push(x[1])
x[0] === "hook" && hooks.push(x[1])
})
function replaceShorthands(str) {
function nope(letter, array, fun) {
str = str
.split(new RegExp('\\$' + letter + '([0-9]?)'))
.map((v,n) => n%2 ? fun(array[v||0]) : v)
.join("")
}
nope('v', vars, (name) => "window.agar." + name)
nope('h', hooks, (name) => "window.agar.hooks." + name)
nope('H', hooks, (name) =>
"window.agar.hooks." + name + "&&" +
"window.agar.hooks." + name)
return str
}
var newText = this.text.replace(from, replaceShorthands(to))
if(newText === this.text) {
console.error("Expose: `" + what + "` replacement failed!")
return false
} else {
this.text = newText
if (reset)
this.reset += replaceShorthands(reset) + ";"
return true
}
},
removeNewlines() {
this.text = this.text.replace(/([,\/])\n/mg, "$1")
},
get: function() {
var cellProp = JSON.stringify(this.cellProp)
return `window.agar={hooks:{},cellProp:${cellProp}};` +
this.reset + this.text
}
}
if (scriptEmbedded) {
mod.text = node.textContent
rules.replace(mod)
if (isFirefox) {
document.head.removeChild(node)
var script = document.createElement("script")
script.textContent = mod.get()
document.head.appendChild(script)
} else {
node.textContent = mod.get()
}
console.log("Expose: replacement done")
} else {
document.head.removeChild(node)
var request = new XMLHttpRequest()
request.onload = function() {
var script = document.createElement("script")
mod.text = this.responseText
rules.replace(mod)
script.textContent = mod.get()
// `main_out.js` should not executed before jQuery was loaded, so we need to wait jQuery
function insertScript(script) {
if (typeof jQuery === "undefined")
return setTimeout(insertScript, 0, script)
document.head.appendChild(script)
console.log("Expose: replacement done")
}
insertScript(script)
}
request.onerror = function() { console.error("Expose: response was null") }
request.open("get", node.src, true)
request.send()
}
return true
}
Lines 260-267 for easier debugging purposes:
"Object.defineProperty( window.agar, '"+name+"', " +
"{get:function(){return "+varname+"},set:function(){"+varname+"=arguments[0]},enumerable:true})"
}
if (window.top == window.self) {
if (document.readyState !== 'loading')
return console.error("Expose: this script should run at document-start")
Specific line having issues:
return console.error("Expose: this script should run at document-start")
UPDATE:
New issue. Uncaught SyntaxError: Illegal return statement engine.js:282
Lines 281-282 for debugging purposes:
if (!rules)
return console.error("Expose: cant find corresponding rule")
UPDATE 2:
This is my final issue. And this whole thing will be resolved.
It looks like its another return error. But i do not understand how to properly return this part.
Heres the error but its basically the same.
Uncaught SyntaxError: Illegal return statement engine.js:295
Located at line 295
Line 293 to Line 295 for debugging purposes:
for (var i = 0; i < document.head.childNodes.length; i++)
if (tryReplace(document.head.childNodes[i])){
return
}

here's a fix for the block of code that's causing the error
if (window.top == window.self) {
if (document.readyState !== 'loading') {
// don't return
console.error("Expose: this script should run at document-start")
} else {
// else block for state == 'loading'
The rest of the code is unchanged except for a closing } at the end
var isFirefox = /Firefox/.test(navigator.userAgent)
// Stage 1: Find corresponding rule
var rules
for (var i = 0; i < allRules.length; i++)
if (allRules[i].hostname.indexOf(window.location.hostname) !== -1) {
rules = allRules[i]
break
}
if (!rules)
return console.error("Expose: cant find corresponding rule")
// Stage 2: Search for `main_out.js`
if (isFirefox) {
function bse_listener(e) {
tryReplace(e.target, e)
}
window.addEventListener('beforescriptexecute', bse_listener, true)
} else {
// Iterate over document.head child elements and look for `main_out.js`
for (var i = 0; i < document.head.childNodes.length; i++)
if (tryReplace(document.head.childNodes[i]))
return
// If there are no desired element in document.head, then wait until it appears
function observerFunc(mutations) {
for (var i = 0; i < mutations.length; i++) {
var addedNodes = mutations[i].addedNodes
for (var j = 0; j < addedNodes.length; j++)
if (tryReplace(addedNodes[j]))
return observer.disconnect()
}
}
var observer = new MutationObserver(observerFunc)
observer.observe(document.head, {
childList: true
})
}
} // added this closing }
}

Custom Search DOM Elements

I am writing a custom method to return the DOM element reference but it seems to work on all modern browsers such as Chrome,Firefox,Safari but fails in IE 9 ... returned element is undefined it states i am not sure what i am doing wrong
var searchEle = function (parent, ref) {
var refEle;
if (typeof document.getElementByClassName === "function") {
if (ref.substr(0, 1) === ".") {
refEle = parent.getElementsByClassName(ref.replace(".", ""));
} else {
refEle = parent.getElementsByTagName(ref);
}
} else {
if (ref.substr(0, 1) === "#") {
refEle = parent.getElementById(ref.replace("#", ""));
} else if (ref.substr(0, 1) === ".") {
refEle = parent.querySelector(ref);
}
}
return refEle;
};
Check out demo here on IE9: http://jsbin.com/ubokop/5/edit
Thanks

First of all, use this polyfill for getElementsByClassName, since that's really the only function that requires one. It's not perfect, but it's close enough.
// Add a getElementsByClassName function if the browser doesn't have one
// Limitation: only works with one class name
// Copyright: Eike Send http://eike.se/nd
// License: MIT License
if (!document.getElementsByClassName) {
document.getElementsByClassName = function(search) {
var d = document, elements, pattern, i, results = [];
if (d.querySelectorAll) { // IE8
return d.querySelectorAll("." + search);
}
if (d.evaluate) { // IE6, IE7
pattern = ".//*[contains(concat(' ', #class, ' '), ' " + search + " ')]";
elements = d.evaluate(pattern, d, null, 0, null);
while (i = elements.iterateNext()) {
results.push(i);
}
} else {
elements = d.getElementsByTagName("*");
pattern = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + search + "(\\s|$)");
for (i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
if ( pattern.test(elements[i].className) ) {
results.push(elements[i]);
}
}
}
return results;
}
}
(Source of this polyfill)
Then, this would be enough:
var searchEle = function (ref) {
if (ref.charAt(0) === "#") {
return document.getElementById(ref.substr(1));
}else if (ref.charAt(0) === ".") {
return document.getElementsByClassName(ref.substr(1));
}else{
return document.getElementsByTagName(ref);
}
};

How to add/remove a class in JavaScript?

Since element.classList is not supported in IE 9 and Safari-5, what's an alternative cross-browser solution?
No-frameworks please.
Solution must work in at least IE 9, Safari 5, FireFox 4, Opera 11.5, and Chrome.
Related posts (but does not contain solution):
how to add and remove css class
Add and remove a class with animation
Add remove class?

Here is solution for addClass, removeClass, hasClass in pure javascript solution.
Actually it's from http://jaketrent.com/post/addremove-classes-raw-javascript/
function hasClass(ele,cls) {
return !!ele.className.match(new RegExp('(\\s|^)'+cls+'(\\s|$)'));
}
function addClass(ele,cls) {
if (!hasClass(ele,cls)) ele.className += " "+cls;
}
function removeClass(ele,cls) {
if (hasClass(ele,cls)) {
var reg = new RegExp('(\\s|^)'+cls+'(\\s|$)');
ele.className=ele.className.replace(reg,' ');
}
}

Look at these oneliners:
Remove class:
element.classList.remove('hidden');
Add class (will not add it twice if already present):
element.classList.add('hidden');
Toggle class (adds the class if it's not already present and removes it if it is)
element.classList.toggle('hidden');
That's all! I made a test - 10000 iterations. 0.8s.

I just wrote these up:
function addClass(el, classNameToAdd){
el.className += ' ' + classNameToAdd;
}
function removeClass(el, classNameToRemove){
var elClass = ' ' + el.className + ' ';
while(elClass.indexOf(' ' + classNameToRemove + ' ') !== -1){
elClass = elClass.replace(' ' + classNameToRemove + ' ', '');
}
el.className = elClass;
}
I think they'll work in all browsers.

The simplest is element.classList which has remove(name), add(name), toggle(name), and contains(name) methods and is now supported by all major browsers.
For older browsers you change element.className. Here are two helper:
function addClass(element, className){
element.className += ' ' + className;
}
function removeClass(element, className) {
element.className = element.className.replace(
new RegExp('( |^)' + className + '( |$)', 'g'), ' ').trim();
}

One way to play around with classes without frameworks/libraries would be using the property Element.className, which "gets and sets the value of the class attribute of the specified element." (from the MDN documentation).
As #matías-fidemraizer already mentioned in his answer, once you get the string of classes for your element you can use any methods associated with strings to modify it.
Here's an example:
Assuming you have a div with the ID "myDiv" and that you want to add to it the class "main__section" when the user clicks on it,
window.onload = init;
function init() {
document.getElementById("myDiv").onclick = addMyClass;
}
function addMyClass() {
var classString = this.className; // returns the string of all the classes for myDiv
var newClass = classString.concat(" main__section"); // Adds the class "main__section" to the string (notice the leading space)
this.className = newClass; // sets className to the new string
}

Read this Mozilla Developer Network article:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/element.className
Since element.className property is of type string, you can use regular String object functions found in any JavaScript implementation:
If you want to add a class, first use String.indexOf in order to check if class is present in className. If it's not present, just concatenate a blank character and the new class name to this property. If it's present, do nothing.
If you want to remove a class, just use String.replace, replacing "[className]" with an empty string. Finally use String.trim to remove blank characters at the start and end of element.className.

Fixed the solution from #Paulpro
Do not use "class", as it is a reserved word
removeClass function
was broken, as it bugged out after repeated use.
`
function addClass(el, newClassName){
el.className += ' ' + newClassName;
}
function removeClass(el, removeClassName){
var elClass = el.className;
while(elClass.indexOf(removeClassName) != -1) {
elClass = elClass.replace(removeClassName, '');
elClass = elClass.trim();
}
el.className = elClass;
}

The solution is to
Shim .classList:
Either use the DOM-shim or use Eli Grey's shim below
Disclaimer: I believe the support is FF3.6+, Opera10+, FF5, Chrome, IE8+
/*
* classList.js: Cross-browser full element.classList implementation.
* 2011-06-15
*
* By Eli Grey, http://eligrey.com
* Public Domain.
* NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
*/
/*global self, document, DOMException */
/*! #source http://purl.eligrey.com/github/classList.js/blob/master/classList.js*/
if (typeof document !== "undefined" && !("classList" in document.createElement("a"))) {
(function (view) {
"use strict";
var
classListProp = "classList"
, protoProp = "prototype"
, elemCtrProto = (view.HTMLElement || view.Element)[protoProp]
, objCtr = Object
, strTrim = String[protoProp].trim || function () {
return this.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, "");
}
, arrIndexOf = Array[protoProp].indexOf || function (item) {
var
i = 0
, len = this.length
;
for (; i < len; i++) {
if (i in this && this[i] === item) {
return i;
}
}
return -1;
}
// Vendors: please allow content code to instantiate DOMExceptions
, DOMEx = function (type, message) {
this.name = type;
this.code = DOMException[type];
this.message = message;
}
, checkTokenAndGetIndex = function (classList, token) {
if (token === "") {
throw new DOMEx(
"SYNTAX_ERR"
, "An invalid or illegal string was specified"
);
}
if (/\s/.test(token)) {
throw new DOMEx(
"INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR"
, "String contains an invalid character"
);
}
return arrIndexOf.call(classList, token);
}
, ClassList = function (elem) {
var
trimmedClasses = strTrim.call(elem.className)
, classes = trimmedClasses ? trimmedClasses.split(/\s+/) : []
, i = 0
, len = classes.length
;
for (; i < len; i++) {
this.push(classes[i]);
}
this._updateClassName = function () {
elem.className = this.toString();
};
}
, classListProto = ClassList[protoProp] = []
, classListGetter = function () {
return new ClassList(this);
}
;
// Most DOMException implementations don't allow calling DOMException's toString()
// on non-DOMExceptions. Error's toString() is sufficient here.
DOMEx[protoProp] = Error[protoProp];
classListProto.item = function (i) {
return this[i] || null;
};
classListProto.contains = function (token) {
token += "";
return checkTokenAndGetIndex(this, token) !== -1;
};
classListProto.add = function (token) {
token += "";
if (checkTokenAndGetIndex(this, token) === -1) {
this.push(token);
this._updateClassName();
}
};
classListProto.remove = function (token) {
token += "";
var index = checkTokenAndGetIndex(this, token);
if (index !== -1) {
this.splice(index, 1);
this._updateClassName();
}
};
classListProto.toggle = function (token) {
token += "";
if (checkTokenAndGetIndex(this, token) === -1) {
this.add(token);
} else {
this.remove(token);
}
};
classListProto.toString = function () {
return this.join(" ");
};
if (objCtr.defineProperty) {
var classListPropDesc = {
get: classListGetter
, enumerable: true
, configurable: true
};
try {
objCtr.defineProperty(elemCtrProto, classListProp, classListPropDesc);
} catch (ex) { // IE 8 doesn't support enumerable:true
if (ex.number === -0x7FF5EC54) {
classListPropDesc.enumerable = false;
objCtr.defineProperty(elemCtrProto, classListProp, classListPropDesc);
}
}
} else if (objCtr[protoProp].__defineGetter__) {
elemCtrProto.__defineGetter__(classListProp, classListGetter);
}
}(self));
}

Improved version of emil's code (with trim())
function hasClass(ele,cls) {
return !!ele.className.match(new RegExp('(\\s|^)'+cls+'(\\s|$)'));
}
function addClass(ele,cls) {
if (!hasClass(ele,cls)) ele.className = ele.className.trim() + " " + cls;
}
function removeClass(ele,cls) {
if (hasClass(ele,cls)) {
var reg = new RegExp('(\\s|^)'+cls+'(\\s|$)');
ele.className = ele.className.replace(reg,' ');
ele.className = ele.className.trim();
}
}

function addClass(element, classString) {
element.className = element
.className
.split(' ')
.filter(function (name) { return name !== classString; })
.concat(classString)
.join(' ');
}
function removeClass(element, classString) {
element.className = element
.className
.split(' ')
.filter(function (name) { return name !== classString; })
.join(' ');
}

Just in case if anyone would like to have prototype functions built for elements, this is what I use when I need to manipulate classes of different objects:
Element.prototype.addClass = function (classToAdd) {
var classes = this.className.split(' ')
if (classes.indexOf(classToAdd) === -1) classes.push(classToAdd)
this.className = classes.join(' ')
}
Element.prototype.removeClass = function (classToRemove) {
var classes = this.className.split(' ')
var idx =classes.indexOf(classToRemove)
if (idx !== -1) classes.splice(idx,1)
this.className = classes.join(' ')
}
Use them like:
document.body.addClass('whatever') or document.body.removeClass('whatever')
Instead of body you can also use any other element (div, span, you name it)

add css classes: cssClassesStr += cssClassName;
remove css classes: cssClassStr = cssClassStr.replace(cssClassName,"");
add attribute 'Classes': object.setAttribute("class", ""); //pure addition of this attribute
remove attribute: object.removeAttribute("class");

A easy to understand way:
// Add class
DOMElement.className += " one";
// Example:
// var el = document.body;
// el.className += " two"
// Remove class
function removeDOMClass(element, className) {
var oldClasses = element.className,
oldClassesArray = oldClasses.split(" "),
newClassesArray = [],
newClasses;
// Sort
var currentClassChecked,
i;
for ( i = 0; i < oldClassesArray.length; i++ ) {
// Specified class will not be added in the new array
currentClassChecked = oldClassesArray[i];
if( currentClassChecked !== className ) {
newClassesArray.push(currentClassChecked);
}
}
// Order
newClasses = newClassesArray.join(" ");
// Apply
element.className = newClasses;
return element;
}
// Example:
// var el = document.body;
// removeDOMClass(el, "two")
https://gist.github.com/sorcamarian/ff8db48c4dbf4f5000982072611955a2

Call .js file in UpdatePanel from CodeBehind

I am have been trying to teach myself ASP.NET and Javascript for a project and have been stuck on one problem for literally dozens of hours now.
I found a really nice javascript drag-and-drop list online, copied the source offered and split the css into a .css file, the javascript into a .js file and the HTML and reference into my asp.net page. It worked perfectly. Great!
Next, I replaced the javascript list with a static HTML list populated with the same data, wrapped it in an UpdatePanel and set up an "edit order" button to swap the static list's HTML for the javascript list's HTML when the button is pressed.
No Dice!
First, the initial runtime would throw up javascript errors explaining that certain objects could not be found. For example:
Microsoft JScript runtime error: Unable to get value of the property 'getElementsByTagName': object is null or undefined
Understood, because the elements aren't actually there yet. So I removed my reference to the .js in the main header and tried to register the .js file when the update panel is changed instead.
This is my problem.
Most explanations online have focused onRegisterClientScriptBlock, or RegisterStartupScript, or RegisterClientScriptInclude, or myLiteral and I can't get any of them to work. I also find that lots of online explanations are for running a single javascript function, whereas the script I am trying to get working has 700 lines-worth of them! Do I have to reference them all individually?
Sorry for the, no doubt, newbish question. I waited to ask until I had shouted at the screen with sufficient vitriol to warrant begging for help!
Thanks and regards.
EDIT: CODE
As Requested, this is the code:
VB.net (this is in a sub called by the button press. This is when I need to register my script)
Dim script As String = ""
Dim Labelb As Label = CType(FindControl("Labelb"), Label)
Dim con As SqlConnection
Dim cmd As SqlCommand
con = New SqlConnection("[connection string here]")
con.Open()
Dim lrd As SqlDataReader
cmd = New SqlCommand("[command string here]", con)
lrd = cmd.ExecuteReader
Dim item = ""
While lrd.Read()
item = item & "<li style=""position: relative;"">" & lrd(1) & "</li>"
End While
lrd.Close()
item = "<table id=""phonetics""><tbody><tr><td><ul id=""phonetic3"" class=""boxy"">" & item & "</ul></td></tr></tbody></table><br/>"
Labelb.Text = item
This is the HTML update panel in the asp.net master page:
<asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server" EnablePartialRendering="true"/>
<asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1" runat="server">
<ContentTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="Labelb" runat="server" Text="" />
</ContentTemplate>
</asp:UpdatePanel>
and finally, this is the .js file that I need to register
var ToolMan = {
events : function() {
if (!ToolMan._eventsFactory) throw "ToolMan Events module isn't loaded";
return ToolMan._eventsFactory
},
css : function() {
if (!ToolMan._cssFactory) throw "ToolMan CSS module isn't loaded";
return ToolMan._cssFactory
},
coordinates : function() {
if (!ToolMan._coordinatesFactory) throw "ToolMan Coordinates module isn't loaded";
return ToolMan._coordinatesFactory
},
drag : function() {
if (!ToolMan._dragFactory) throw "ToolMan Drag module isn't loaded";
return ToolMan._dragFactory
},
dragsort : function() {
if (!ToolMan._dragsortFactory) throw "ToolMan DragSort module isn't loaded";
return ToolMan._dragsortFactory
},
helpers : function() {
return ToolMan._helpers
},
cookies : function() {
if (!ToolMan._cookieOven) throw "ToolMan Cookie module isn't loaded";
return ToolMan._cookieOven
},
junkdrawer : function() {
return ToolMan._junkdrawer
}
}
ToolMan._helpers = {
map : function(array, func) {
for (var i = 0, n = array.length; i < n; i++) func(array[i])
},
nextItem : function(item, nodeName) {
if (item == null) return
var next = item.nextSibling
while (next != null) {
if (next.nodeName == nodeName) return next
next = next.nextSibling
}
return null
},
previousItem : function(item, nodeName) {
var previous = item.previousSibling
while (previous != null) {
if (previous.nodeName == nodeName) return previous
previous = previous.previousSibling
}
return null
},
moveBefore : function(item1, item2) {
var parent = item1.parentNode
parent.removeChild(item1)
parent.insertBefore(item1, item2)
},
moveAfter : function(item1, item2) {
var parent = item1.parentNode
parent.removeChild(item1)
parent.insertBefore(item1, item2 ? item2.nextSibling : null)
}
}
/**
* scripts without a proper home
*
* stuff here is subject to change unapologetically and without warning
*/
ToolMan._junkdrawer = {
serializeList : function(list) {
var items = list.getElementsByTagName("li")
var array = new Array()
for (var i = 0, n = items.length; i < n; i++) {
var item = items[i]
array.push(ToolMan.junkdrawer()._identifier(item))
}
return array.join('|')
},
inspectListOrder : function(id) {
alert(ToolMan.junkdrawer().serializeList(document.getElementById(id)))
},
restoreListOrder : function(listID) {
var list = document.getElementById(listID)
if (list == null) return
var cookie = ToolMan.cookies().get("list-" + listID)
if (!cookie) return;
var IDs = cookie.split('|')
var items = ToolMan.junkdrawer()._itemsByID(list)
for (var i = 0, n = IDs.length; i < n; i++) {
var itemID = IDs[i]
if (itemID in items) {
var item = items[itemID]
list.removeChild(item)
list.insertBefore(item, null)
}
}
},
_identifier : function(item) {
var trim = ToolMan.junkdrawer().trim
var identifier
identifier = trim(item.getAttribute("id"))
if (identifier != null && identifier.length > 0) return identifier;
identifier = trim(item.getAttribute("itemID"))
if (identifier != null && identifier.length > 0) return identifier;
// FIXME: strip out special chars or make this an MD5 hash or something
return trim(item.innerHTML)
},
_itemsByID : function(list) {
var array = new Array()
var items = list.getElementsByTagName('li')
for (var i = 0, n = items.length; i < n; i++) {
var item = items[i]
array[ToolMan.junkdrawer()._identifier(item)] = item
}
return array
},
trim : function(text) {
if (text == null) return null
return text.replace(/^(\s+)?(.*\S)(\s+)?$/, '$2')
}
}
ToolMan._eventsFactory = {
fix : function(event) {
if (!event) event = window.event
if (event.target) {
if (event.target.nodeType == 3) event.target = event.target.parentNode
} else if (event.srcElement) {
event.target = event.srcElement
}
return event
},
register : function(element, type, func) {
if (element.addEventListener) {
element.addEventListener(type, func, false)
} else if (element.attachEvent) {
if (!element._listeners) element._listeners = new Array()
if (!element._listeners[type]) element._listeners[type] = new Array()
var workaroundFunc = function() {
func.apply(element, new Array())
}
element._listeners[type][func] = workaroundFunc
element.attachEvent('on' + type, workaroundFunc)
}
},
unregister : function(element, type, func) {
if (element.removeEventListener) {
element.removeEventListener(type, func, false)
} else if (element.detachEvent) {
if (element._listeners
&& element._listeners[type]
&& element._listeners[type][func]) {
element.detachEvent('on' + type,
element._listeners[type][func])
}
}
}
}
ToolMan._cssFactory = {
readStyle : function(element, property) {
if (element.style[property]) {
return element.style[property]
} else if (element.currentStyle) {
return element.currentStyle[property]
} else if (document.defaultView && document.defaultView.getComputedStyle) {
var style = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(element, null)
return style.getPropertyValue(property)
} else {
return null
}
}
}
/* FIXME: assumes position styles are specified in 'px' */
ToolMan._coordinatesFactory = {
create : function(x, y) {
// FIXME: Safari won't parse 'throw' and aborts trying to do anything with this file
//if (isNaN(x) || isNaN(y)) throw "invalid x,y: " + x + "," + y
return new _ToolManCoordinate(this, x, y)
},
origin : function() {
return this.create(0, 0)
},
/*
* FIXME: Safari 1.2, returns (0,0) on absolutely positioned elements
*/
topLeftPosition : function(element) {
var left = parseInt(ToolMan.css().readStyle(element, "left"))
var left = isNaN(left) ? 0 : left
var top = parseInt(ToolMan.css().readStyle(element, "top"))
var top = isNaN(top) ? 0 : top
return this.create(left, top)
},
bottomRightPosition : function(element) {
return this.topLeftPosition(element).plus(this._size(element))
},
topLeftOffset : function(element) {
var offset = this._offset(element)
var parent = element.offsetParent
while (parent) {
offset = offset.plus(this._offset(parent))
parent = parent.offsetParent
}
return offset
},
bottomRightOffset : function(element) {
return this.topLeftOffset(element).plus(
this.create(element.offsetWidth, element.offsetHeight))
},
scrollOffset : function() {
if (window.pageXOffset) {
return this.create(window.pageXOffset, window.pageYOffset)
} else if (document.documentElement) {
return this.create(
document.body.scrollLeft + document.documentElement.scrollLeft,
document.body.scrollTop + document.documentElement.scrollTop)
} else if (document.body.scrollLeft >= 0) {
return this.create(document.body.scrollLeft, document.body.scrollTop)
} else {
return this.create(0, 0)
}
},
clientSize : function() {
if (window.innerHeight >= 0) {
return this.create(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight)
} else if (document.documentElement) {
return this.create(document.documentElement.clientWidth,
document.documentElement.clientHeight)
} else if (document.body.clientHeight >= 0) {
return this.create(document.body.clientWidth,
document.body.clientHeight)
} else {
return this.create(0, 0)
}
},
/**
* mouse coordinate relative to the window (technically the
* browser client area) i.e. the part showing your page
*
* NOTE: in Safari the coordinate is relative to the document
*/
mousePosition : function(event) {
event = ToolMan.events().fix(event)
return this.create(event.clientX, event.clientY)
},
/**
* mouse coordinate relative to the document
*/
mouseOffset : function(event) {
event = ToolMan.events().fix(event)
if (event.pageX >= 0 || event.pageX < 0) {
return this.create(event.pageX, event.pageY)
} else if (event.clientX >= 0 || event.clientX < 0) {
return this.mousePosition(event).plus(this.scrollOffset())
}
},
_size : function(element) {
/* TODO: move to a Dimension class */
return this.create(element.offsetWidth, element.offsetHeight)
},
_offset : function(element) {
return this.create(element.offsetLeft, element.offsetTop)
}
}
function _ToolManCoordinate(factory, x, y) {
this.factory = factory
this.x = isNaN(x) ? 0 : x
this.y = isNaN(y) ? 0 : y
}
_ToolManCoordinate.prototype = {
toString : function() {
return "(" + this.x + "," + this.y + ")"
},
plus : function(that) {
return this.factory.create(this.x + that.x, this.y + that.y)
},
minus : function(that) {
return this.factory.create(this.x - that.x, this.y - that.y)
},
min : function(that) {
return this.factory.create(
Math.min(this.x , that.x), Math.min(this.y , that.y))
},
max : function(that) {
return this.factory.create(
Math.max(this.x , that.x), Math.max(this.y , that.y))
},
constrainTo : function (one, two) {
var min = one.min(two)
var max = one.max(two)
return this.max(min).min(max)
},
distance : function (that) {
return Math.sqrt(Math.pow(this.x - that.x, 2) + Math.pow(this.y - that.y, 2))
},
reposition : function(element) {
element.style["top"] = this.y + "px"
element.style["left"] = this.x + "px"
}
}
ToolMan._dragFactory = {
createSimpleGroup : function(element, handle) {
handle = handle ? handle : element
var group = this.createGroup(element)
group.setHandle(handle)
group.transparentDrag()
group.onTopWhileDragging()
return group
},
createGroup : function(element) {
var group = new _ToolManDragGroup(this, element)
var position = ToolMan.css().readStyle(element, 'position')
if (position == 'static') {
element.style["position"] = 'relative'
} else if (position == 'absolute') {
/* for Safari 1.2 */
ToolMan.coordinates().topLeftOffset(element).reposition(element)
}
// TODO: only if ToolMan.isDebugging()
group.register('draginit', this._showDragEventStatus)
group.register('dragmove', this._showDragEventStatus)
group.register('dragend', this._showDragEventStatus)
return group
},
_showDragEventStatus : function(dragEvent) {
window.status = dragEvent.toString()
},
constraints : function() {
return this._constraintFactory
},
_createEvent : function(type, event, group) {
return new _ToolManDragEvent(type, event, group)
}
}
function _ToolManDragGroup(factory, element) {
this.factory = factory
this.element = element
this._handle = null
this._thresholdDistance = 0
this._transforms = new Array()
// TODO: refactor into a helper object, move into events.js
this._listeners = new Array()
this._listeners['draginit'] = new Array()
this._listeners['dragstart'] = new Array()
this._listeners['dragmove'] = new Array()
this._listeners['dragend'] = new Array()
}
_ToolManDragGroup.prototype = {
/*
* TODO:
* - unregister(type, func)
* - move custom event listener stuff into Event library
* - keyboard nudging of "selected" group
*/
setHandle : function(handle) {
var events = ToolMan.events()
handle.toolManDragGroup = this
events.register(handle, 'mousedown', this._dragInit)
handle.onmousedown = function() { return false }
if (this.element != handle)
events.unregister(this.element, 'mousedown', this._dragInit)
},
register : function(type, func) {
this._listeners[type].push(func)
},
addTransform : function(transformFunc) {
this._transforms.push(transformFunc)
},
verticalOnly : function() {
this.addTransform(this.factory.constraints().vertical())
},
horizontalOnly : function() {
this.addTransform(this.factory.constraints().horizontal())
},
setThreshold : function(thresholdDistance) {
this._thresholdDistance = thresholdDistance
},
transparentDrag : function(opacity) {
var opacity = typeof(opacity) != "undefined" ? opacity : 0.75;
var originalOpacity = ToolMan.css().readStyle(this.element, "opacity")
this.register('dragstart', function(dragEvent) {
var element = dragEvent.group.element
element.style.opacity = opacity
element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=' + (opacity * 100) + ')'
})
this.register('dragend', function(dragEvent) {
var element = dragEvent.group.element
element.style.opacity = originalOpacity
element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=100)'
})
},
onTopWhileDragging : function(zIndex) {
var zIndex = typeof(zIndex) != "undefined" ? zIndex : 100000;
var originalZIndex = ToolMan.css().readStyle(this.element, "z-index")
this.register('dragstart', function(dragEvent) {
dragEvent.group.element.style.zIndex = zIndex
})
this.register('dragend', function(dragEvent) {
dragEvent.group.element.style.zIndex = originalZIndex
})
},
_dragInit : function(event) {
event = ToolMan.events().fix(event)
var group = document.toolManDragGroup = this.toolManDragGroup
var dragEvent = group.factory._createEvent('draginit', event, group)
group._isThresholdExceeded = false
group._initialMouseOffset = dragEvent.mouseOffset
group._grabOffset = dragEvent.mouseOffset.minus(dragEvent.topLeftOffset)
ToolMan.events().register(document, 'mousemove', group._drag)
document.onmousemove = function() { return false }
ToolMan.events().register(document, 'mouseup', group._dragEnd)
group._notifyListeners(dragEvent)
},
_drag : function(event) {
event = ToolMan.events().fix(event)
var coordinates = ToolMan.coordinates()
var group = this.toolManDragGroup
if (!group) return
var dragEvent = group.factory._createEvent('dragmove', event, group)
var newTopLeftOffset = dragEvent.mouseOffset.minus(group._grabOffset)
// TODO: replace with DragThreshold object
if (!group._isThresholdExceeded) {
var distance =
dragEvent.mouseOffset.distance(group._initialMouseOffset)
if (distance < group._thresholdDistance) return
group._isThresholdExceeded = true
group._notifyListeners(
group.factory._createEvent('dragstart', event, group))
}
for (i in group._transforms) {
var transform = group._transforms[i]
newTopLeftOffset = transform(newTopLeftOffset, dragEvent)
}
var dragDelta = newTopLeftOffset.minus(dragEvent.topLeftOffset)
var newTopLeftPosition = dragEvent.topLeftPosition.plus(dragDelta)
newTopLeftPosition.reposition(group.element)
dragEvent.transformedMouseOffset = newTopLeftOffset.plus(group._grabOffset)
group._notifyListeners(dragEvent)
var errorDelta = newTopLeftOffset.minus(coordinates.topLeftOffset(group.element))
if (errorDelta.x != 0 || errorDelta.y != 0) {
coordinates.topLeftPosition(group.element).plus(errorDelta).reposition(group.element)
}
},
_dragEnd : function(event) {
event = ToolMan.events().fix(event)
var group = this.toolManDragGroup
var dragEvent = group.factory._createEvent('dragend', event, group)
group._notifyListeners(dragEvent)
this.toolManDragGroup = null
ToolMan.events().unregister(document, 'mousemove', group._drag)
document.onmousemove = null
ToolMan.events().unregister(document, 'mouseup', group._dragEnd)
},
_notifyListeners : function(dragEvent) {
var listeners = this._listeners[dragEvent.type]
for (i in listeners) {
listeners[i](dragEvent)
}
}
}
function _ToolManDragEvent(type, event, group) {
this.type = type
this.group = group
this.mousePosition = ToolMan.coordinates().mousePosition(event)
this.mouseOffset = ToolMan.coordinates().mouseOffset(event)
this.transformedMouseOffset = this.mouseOffset
this.topLeftPosition = ToolMan.coordinates().topLeftPosition(group.element)
this.topLeftOffset = ToolMan.coordinates().topLeftOffset(group.element)
}
_ToolManDragEvent.prototype = {
toString : function() {
return "mouse: " + this.mousePosition + this.mouseOffset + " " +
"xmouse: " + this.transformedMouseOffset + " " +
"left,top: " + this.topLeftPosition + this.topLeftOffset
}
}
ToolMan._dragFactory._constraintFactory = {
vertical : function() {
return function(coordinate, dragEvent) {
var x = dragEvent.topLeftOffset.x
return coordinate.x != x
? coordinate.factory.create(x, coordinate.y)
: coordinate
}
},
horizontal : function() {
return function(coordinate, dragEvent) {
var y = dragEvent.topLeftOffset.y
return coordinate.y != y
? coordinate.factory.create(coordinate.x, y)
: coordinate
}
}
}
ToolMan._dragsortFactory = {
makeSortable : function(item) {
var group = ToolMan.drag().createSimpleGroup(item)
group.register('dragstart', this._onDragStart)
group.register('dragmove', this._onDragMove)
group.register('dragend', this._onDragEnd)
return group
},
/**
* Iterates over a list's items, making them sortable, applying
* optional functions to each item.
*
* example: makeListSortable(myList, myFunc1, myFunc2, ... , myFuncN)
*/
makeListSortable : function(list) {
var helpers = ToolMan.helpers()
var coordinates = ToolMan.coordinates()
var items = list.getElementsByTagName("li")
helpers.map(items, function(item) {
var dragGroup = dragsort.makeSortable(item)
dragGroup.setThreshold(4)
var min, max
dragGroup.addTransform(function(coordinate, dragEvent) {
return coordinate.constrainTo(min, max)
})
dragGroup.register('dragstart', function() {
var items = list.getElementsByTagName("li")
min = max = coordinates.topLeftOffset(items[0])
for (var i = 1, n = items.length; i < n; i++) {
var offset = coordinates.topLeftOffset(items[i])
min = min.min(offset)
max = max.max(offset)
}
})
})
for (var i = 1, n = arguments.length; i < n; i++)
helpers.map(items, arguments[i])
},
_onDragStart : function(dragEvent) {
},
_onDragMove : function(dragEvent) {
var helpers = ToolMan.helpers()
var coordinates = ToolMan.coordinates()
var item = dragEvent.group.element
var xmouse = dragEvent.transformedMouseOffset
var moveTo = null
var previous = helpers.previousItem(item, item.nodeName)
while (previous != null) {
var bottomRight = coordinates.bottomRightOffset(previous)
if (xmouse.y <= bottomRight.y && xmouse.x <= bottomRight.x) {
moveTo = previous
}
previous = helpers.previousItem(previous, item.nodeName)
}
if (moveTo != null) {
helpers.moveBefore(item, moveTo)
return
}
var next = helpers.nextItem(item, item.nodeName)
while (next != null) {
var topLeft = coordinates.topLeftOffset(next)
if (topLeft.y <= xmouse.y && topLeft.x <= xmouse.x) {
moveTo = next
}
next = helpers.nextItem(next, item.nodeName)
}
if (moveTo != null) {
helpers.moveBefore(item, helpers.nextItem(moveTo, item.nodeName))
return
}
},
_onDragEnd : function(dragEvent) {
ToolMan.coordinates().create(0, 0).reposition(dragEvent.group.element)
}
}
ToolMan._cookieOven = {
set : function(name, value, expirationInDays) {
if (expirationInDays) {
var date = new Date()
date.setTime(date.getTime() + (expirationInDays * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000))
var expires = "; expires=" + date.toGMTString()
} else {
var expires = ""
}
document.cookie = name + "=" + value + expires + "; path=/"
},
get : function(name) {
var namePattern = name + "="
var cookies = document.cookie.split(';')
for(var i = 0, n = cookies.length; i < n; i++) {
var c = cookies[i]
while (c.charAt(0) == ' ') c = c.substring(1, c.length)
if (c.indexOf(namePattern) == 0)
return c.substring(namePattern.length, c.length)
}
return null
},
eraseCookie : function(name) {
createCookie(name, "", -1)
}
}
var dragsort = ToolMan.dragsort()
var junkdrawer = ToolMan.junkdrawer()
window.onload = function() {
junkdrawer.restoreListOrder("phonetic3")
//junkdrawer.restoreListOrder("twolists1")
//junkdrawer.restoreListOrder("twolists2")
dragsort.makeListSortable(document.getElementById("phonetic3"),
verticalOnly, saveOrder)
/*
dragsort.makeListSortable(document.getElementById("twolists1"),
saveOrder)
dragsort.makeListSortable(document.getElementById("twolists2"),
saveOrder)
*/
}
function verticalOnly(item) {
item.toolManDragGroup.verticalOnly()
}
function speak(id, what) {
var element = document.getElementById(id);
element.innerHTML = 'Clicked ' + what;
}
function saveOrder(item) {
var group = item.toolManDragGroup
var list = group.element.parentNode
var id = list.getAttribute("id")
if (id == null) return
group.register('dragend', function() {
ToolMan.cookies().set("list-" + id,
junkdrawer.serializeList(list), 365)
})
}
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Thanks so much for your support!
Regards,

If you are seeing "value of the property 'getElementsByTagName' object is null or undefined" there is one of two possible issues:
1) your script file is not properly loaded.
2) You are calling 'getElementsByTagName' inappropriately.
Since you haven't posted any sample code, it would be very difficult for anybody to provide a definitive answer to your question.