How do I create a namespace in JavaScript so that my objects and functions aren't overwritten by other same-named objects and functions? I've used the following:  if (Foo == null || typeof(Foo) != "object") { var Foo = new Object();...

I'm trying to get the contents of a XML document element, but the element has a colon in it's name.  This line works for every element but the ones with a colon in the name:  $(this).find("geo:lat").text();   I assume that the colon n...

In a project I am working on I am structuring my code as follows  MyLib = {     AField:0,      ASubNamespace:{         AnotherField:"value",          AClass:function(param) {             this.classField = param;              this.classFunctio...

I was trying to manipulate SVG in plain JS and found that it won't behave as intended if I don't use methods like createElementNS and setAttributeNS.  <svg id="mydsvg" width="100" height="100">   <circle cx=&#...

I'm trying to understand js module patterns in use with jQuery. I've edited this a couple of times and will try to end up with a good practice for my skill level (a couple of months fresh on jquery).  There's no direct question in this po...

Is there a difference between:  (function(){  }).call(this);   and   (function(){  })();   or  var MODULE = {}; (function(){     this.hello = 'world' }).call(MODULE);   and  var MODULE = {}; (function(m){     m.hello = 'world' })(MODU...

I have evaluated the following script using the NashornScriptEngine:  var Namespace = {     test: function()     {         return "It works";     } }   Now I want to call the function test.  When using the method invokeFunction of the nashorn...

I'm injecting the Foundation CSS framework into an existing project. Many of Foundation's class names conflict with classes in the underlying code. How can I encapsulate the Foundation JavaScript and CSS files in their own namespace?  These a...

I saw that they use namespace in some example of using indexeddb: http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/indexeddb/todo/ or http://greenido.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/how-to-use-indexdb-code-and-example/  Are there any real benefit of doing so? Is it j...

I implemented a Javascript namespacing solution based on this answer to another stack overflow question: How do I declare a namespace in JavaScript?  Let's call this isigma-ns.js:  var ISIGMA = {   messages: {     noValidId: "No valid ID foun...