2010 NEWS 2010-08-25 - NEW MODULE: Uize.Array.Order
The new Uize.Array.Order module provides functionality for changing the order of elements in an array, with support for reversing, jumbling, inside to out, etc.
Unlike sorting an array based upon the values of its elements, the methods of the Uize.Array.Order module allow you to reorder the elements according to different patterns - without respect to the element values. For example, the Uize.Array.Order.reverse method reverses the order of the elements in an array. The Uize.Array.Order.jumble method jumbles (randomly shuffles) the elements in an array. The Uize.Array.Order.insideOut method reorders the elements from inside to out by starting with the inner elements and moving outwards in both directions to reach the start and the end of the array, while the Uize.Array.Order.outsideIn method reorders the elements from outside to in by starting with the outer elements and moving inwards in both directions to reach the inner elements.
1. Uize.Data.reorderArray Method Migrated
As part of this update, the Uize.Data.reorderArray static method has been migrated from the Uize.Data module into the new Uize.Array.Order module as Uize.Array.Order.reorder.
MIGRATED
Uize.Data.reorderArray >> BECOMES >> Uize.Array.Order.reorder
This static method has been migrated but has not been changed - its parameter signature and behavior remain the same as before.
NOT BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE
This change is not backwards compatible. If you had code that was relying on the Uize.Data.reorderArray static method that has been migrated into the new Uize.Array.Order module, then you will have to modify that code to require the Uize.Array.Order module and to call the Uize.Array.Order.reorder method in that module. A small handful of modules of the UIZE JavaScript Framework that were affected by the migration of this method, along with a few example pages, have been updated accordingly.