Programming Atlas

Appendix C. Atlas Reference

This Appendix is a reference to the methods and properties of the objects defined in the core Atlas script library (Atlas.js) and in its additional script libraries (such as AtlasUIDragDrop.js, AtlasUIGlitz.js, AtlasUIMap.js, and AtlasWebParts.js).

JavaScript Extensions

Atlas extends some standard JavaScript objects like strings and Booleans with additional methods.

Function Extensions

Method	Description
abstractMethod()	Dummy type for abstract methods
createCallback(method, context)	Creates a callback method and provides the context as parameter
createCallbackWithArguments(method, context)	Creates a callback method and uses additional parameters provided to the method
createDelegate(instance, method)	Creates a delegate
emptyMethod()	Dummy type for empty methods
getBaseMethod(instance, methodName)	Returns the method with the given name from the base object
getBaseType()	Returns the method’s base type
getName()	Returns the method name
parse(functionName)	Returns a reference to the function provided as string parameter
callBaseMethod(instance, methodName, baseArguments)	Calls the method with the given name from the base object, providing the arguments in the third parameter
implementsInterface(interfaceType)	Determines whether object implements the given interface or not
inheritsFrom(parentType)	Determines whether the object inherits from the given type or not
initializeBase(instance, ...