Version 1.7 glow

Properties

env

Information about the browser / platform

Type

Object

Properties

gecko

Number

Gecko version number to one decimal place (eg 1.9) or NaN

ie

Number

IE version number or NaN

khtml

Number

KHTML version number to one decimal place or NaN

opera

Number

Opera version (eg 8.02) or NaN

standardsMode

Boolean

True if the browser reports itself to be in 'standards mode'

version

String

Browser version as a string. Includes non-numerical data, eg "1.8.1" or "7b"

webkit

Number

Webkit version number to one decimal place (eg 419.3) or NaN

Example

if (glow.env.ie < 7) { //this only runs in IE 6 and below
}
if (glow.env.gecko < 1.9) { //this only runs in Gecko versions less than 1.9 //Wikipedia can be used to link engine versions to browser versions
}

isDomReady

Is the DOM ready?

Type

Boolean

Description

If glow is loaded after the page has loaded (by means other than Gloader) this value should be set manually.

isReady

Is Glow ready?

Type

Boolean

Description

Set to true when Glow is ready. This includes DOM ready, a supported browser and any additional requirements. For example Glow widgets will add the loading of their CSS file as a requirement.

isSupported

Set to true in supported user agents

Type

Boolean

Description

This will read false in 'level 2' browsers in BBC's Browser Support Guidelines

Further Info & Examples

• BBC's Browser Support Guidelines

UID

A unique ID for this instance of Glow

Type

String

Description

This will be used in glow-specific property names that need to be unique to this instance of glow.

VERSION

Version of glow

Type

String

Description

This is in the format 1.2.3

Further Info & Examples

• Glow's versioning scheme

Methods

onDomReady

Calls a function when / if the DOM is ready.

Synopsis

glow.onDomReady(callback);

Parameters

callback

Type

Function

Function to call

Returns

glow

Description

This function does not wait for glow's CSS to load, nor does it block unsupported browsers. If you want these features, use glow.ready

ready

Calls a function when the DOM had loaded and the browser is supported

Synopsis

glow.ready(callback);

Parameters

callback

Type

Function

Function to call

Returns

glow

Description

"ready" also waits for glow's CSS file to load if it has been requested.

Example

glow.ready(function() { alert("DOM Ready!");
});

Namespaces

anim

Simple and powerful animations.

data

Serialising and de-serialising data

dom

Accessing and manipulating the DOM

dragdrop

Simplifying drag and drop behaviour

embed

Detect and embed Flash objects

events

Native browser and custom events

forms

Validating HTML Forms.

i18n

Internationalisation Module.

lang

Useful language functions.

net

Sending data to & from the server

tweens

Functions for modifying animations

widgets

Widget core module.