[haXe] [js] being sure all is loaded before proecessing

[Benjamin Dasnois]

I can't understand why this may create problems if you want to
manipulate the DOM?! Simply put the js file just before the </body>
tag, no?

On 4/3/06, Franco Ponticelli <franco.ponticelli at gmail.com> wrote:
> Actually when you include you js (haxe generated), the main method is called
> on the end of the js parsing.
> This may create problems if your script pretends to manipulate the DOM of
> the page.
> To get around this I do the following:
> <code>
> class MainClass
> {
>     static public function main() : Void
>     {
>         if(js.Lib.document.body == null)
>             js.Lib.window.onload = onload;
>         else
>             onload(null);
>     }
>
>     static public function onload(evt : Event) : Void
>     {
>         js.Lib.alert("hello");
>     }
> }
> </code>
>
> All my code goes in onload.
> Pay attention that I have had to add the event onload in the Window class
> (which is legal).
>
> This way you can include the js in the head instead of directly in the body
> ...
>
> Hope someone will find this useful :-)
>
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>
>


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DASNOIS Benjamin