Javascript frameworks
From WebOS101
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Introduction
Javascript has a number of frameworks that make developing applications easy. In fact, the Prototype Framework is (currently) included with webOS.
Frameworks
| Framework | webOS OK? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Prototype | Yes | General framework with many DOM utilities. Included with webOS. |
| MooTools | No | Lightweight framework |
| Dojo | Yes | Full-featured framework with animations, drag-and-drop, Ajax and more. Not all features tested with webOS |
| jQuery | Yes | Full-featured framework with large user-contributed add-ons |
| script.aculo.us | Yes | Full-featured Prototype Add-on framework with animations, drag-and-drop, Ajax and more. Not all features tested with webOS (effects and drag confirmed to work) |
| YUI | ? | Yahoo framework |
Using other Frameworks
Some frameworks (such as jQuery) should be loaded in compatibility mode to avoid conflicts with the built-in Prototype framework. There are two ways to include a framework in webOS.
- load the framework from the index.html file
<script src="lib/jquery.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery.noConflict();
</script>
- include it from the sources.json file:
{"source": "app\/lib\/dojo.js"},
