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apologies in advance if this is a dumb question, javascript is not my 

first language and i'm still getting used to it's funky prototype- 

I'm trying to break up a huge file of code into smaller files, each 

with a single javascript class in them. Each file compiles fine on 

it's own (after loading them into the [js] object), but I can't seem 

to get inheritance to work - when I create a test patch that 

instantiates a class defined in an external file, I get "ClassName is 

not defined" in the max window. I tried putting each file in the 

same directory as the patch I'm testing them with, and also in the 

I tried creating a test file containing only "var j3d = new 

Jitter3dUtilsInterface();" and it didn't give any errors. But, when 

I created a js file called test.js with the line "post("testing")" 

and put that in the jsextensions directory, I didn't see any out put 

to the max window. I feel like I'm missing something simple here, 

but I've been through the javascriptinmax manual and came up empty. 

Please, someone save my sanity... i've written 2,000 lines of code in 

apologies in advance if this is a dumb question, javascript is not my  
first language and i'm still getting used to it's funky prototype- 
based object-oriented-ness.

I'm trying to break up a huge file of code into smaller files, each  
with a single javascript class in them.  Each file compiles fine on  
it's own (after loading them into the [js] object), but I can't seem  
to get inheritance to work - when I create a test patch that  
instantiates a class defined in an external file, I get "ClassName is  
not defined" in the  max window.   I tried putting each file in the  
same directory as the patch I'm testing them with, and also in the  
C74/jsextensions directory.

I tried creating a test file containing only "var j3d = new  
Jitter3dUtilsInterface();" and it didn't give any errors.  But, when  
I created a js file called test.js with the line "post("testing")"  
and put that in the jsextensions directory, I didn't see any out put  
to the max window.  I feel like I'm missing something simple here,  
but I've been through the javascriptinmax manual and came up empty.   
Please, someone save my sanity... i've written 2,000 lines of code in  
4 days and my eyes are all blurry...

javascript-classes-in-separate-files

In case anyone's interested, I put the code here:

It's for making jsui GUI buttons, one is a simple Button class that 

responds to UI events, the other is an extension of that, that 

displays an icon (loaded from an image file with jsui's Image 

object). It's still rough, but possibly useful. Any feedback 

It's for making jsui GUI buttons, one is a simple Button class that  
responds to UI events, the other is an extension of that, that  
displays an icon (loaded from an image file with jsui's Image  
object). It's still rough, but possibly useful.  Any feedback  
appreciated...


Which version of Max are you using ? post is global since 4.5.5, I 

think. This could explain why... or not...

Which version of Max are you using ? post is global since 4.5.5, I  
think. This could explain why... or not...

not sure what you mean, if post() was global, wouldn't i see output 

my whole goal is to be able to have a class defined in a file, say it 

was named "test.js", located in the jsextensions folder, and 

    this.test = function() { post("testing"); }

then I could create another js file, called "testing_test.js":

And I should see "testing" printed to the max window.

I hope this makes sense, please let me know if I'm not being clear.

not sure what you mean, if post() was global, wouldn't i see output  
in the max window?
my whole goal is to be able to have a class defined in a file, say it  
was named "test.js", located in the jsextensions folder, and  
contained something like:

function Test()
{
	this.test = function() { post("testing"); }
}

And I should see "testing" printed to the max window.
Right?
I hope this makes sense, please let me know if I'm not being clear.

On 22 avr. 06, at 02:26, evan.raskob wrote:

> not sure what you mean, if post() was global, wouldn't i see output 

Before 4.5.5 it wasn't possible to call the post() method inside the 

> And I should see "testing" printed to the max window.

It doesn't help much more, but it works here : max 4.5.7 on mac 

> max 4.5.7, jitter 1.5.2
>
> not sure what you mean, if post() was global, wouldn't i see output  
> in the max window?

Before 4.5.5 it wasn't possible to call the post() method inside the  
jsextensions folder.

> And I should see "testing" printed to the max window.
> Right?

It doesn't help much more, but it works here : max 4.5.7 on mac  
10.4.6 and windows.

javascript classes in separate files?