266172 - devguru.com - Example code for Object.watch is wrong

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Tech Evangelism Graveyard :: English US, defect)

Description

[timeless]

METHOD:  Object::watch Netscape Only Feature
Object.watch(property, handlerfunction)
 
The watch method is inherited by every object descended from Object and adds a
watchpoint to a property of the method. Whenever a value is assigned to it, it
calls up a function allowing you to watch any new value assigned and, if
necessary, alter it.
 
For example, this following code watches the 'name' property of the 'city'
object, and if the name 'Leningrad' is assigned to it, it is altered to the
city's new name of 'St. Petersburg'. Note the code that is enclosed in the pair
of curly braces (an if statement) which is associated with the handlerfunction
argument called 'myfunction':
 
Code:
city = {name:"Chicago"}
city.watch("name", myfunction (property, oldval, newval)
                                    {
                                       if(newval == "Leningrad")
                                          newval = "St. Petersburg"
                                       return newval
                                    }
                ) //end of watch method 

--

the code should say:
city.watch("name", function myfunction (property, oldval, newval)
                                    {
                                       if(newval == "Leningrad")
                                          newval = "St. Petersburg"
                                       return newval
                                    }
                ) //end of watch method

Comment 1

[Felix Miata]

Conforming summary to TFM item 10 at 
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/tech-evangelism/site/procedures.html#file-new

Comment 2

[Chris Lawson (gone)]

Yep.

Timeless, did you ever contact them to let them know?

Comment 3

[Chris Lawson (gone)]

INCOMPLETE due to lack of activity since the end of 2009.

If someone is willing to investigate the issues raised in this bug to determine whether they still exist, *and* work with the site in question to fix any existing issues, please feel free to re-open and assign to yourself.

Sorry for the bugspam; filter on "NO MORE PRE-2010 TE BUGS" to remove.