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How do I get a ref to a store I declaratively instantiated??? byJsId, byId, byFunction, byMagic???

Submitted by 2dor on Fri, 02/01/2008 - 00:50.

function init()
{	
    // how do you get a ref to the paletteStore here?
}

dojo.addOnLoad(init);
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jsId creates global reference

Submitted by Maine on Sat, 02/02/2008 - 11:03.

It's easier than you expected: just paletteStore, no functions required.

it attaches the store to the global ref defined by the attribute. jsId = "conuntryStore" means the dojo.data store is available as countryStore.fetch()/etc

jsId attribute explained on the parser page.

though for a second i was

Submitted by dante on Sat, 02/02/2008 - 11:42.

though for a second i was seriously considering writing a dojo.byMagic() function. sounds useful :)

thanks dante :)

Submitted by 2dor on Sun, 02/03/2008 - 09:42.

thanks dante. haha yah dojo.byMagic() would be a handy function to have :)

There's getObject

Submitted by Maine on Mon, 02/04/2008 - 15:01.

There's enough magic in dojo.getObject alone... :)

dojo.byMagic = dojo.getObject;
dojo.byMagic('paletteStore');

/* GeSHi (C) 2004 - 2007

Submitted by dante on Mon, 02/04/2008 - 15:05.
dojo.byMagic = dojo.query;
dojo.extend(dojo.query,{
// add all the magic you want
   
});
dojo.byMagic(".links").connect("onclick",function(e){ dojo.stopEvent(e); });