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Re: selector for queryselectorAll

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On 6/02/2019 2:51 am, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:

> Again, you SHOULD use the “class” attribute value as a hook for applying an
> "action", NOT “data-” attributes; that is not what they are for.  In the
> class attribute, it is a good idea and recommended practice to distinguish
> class names that merely serve as scripting hooks by using a prefix, e.g. “js-”.

The data attributes already exist to store custom data so I would be 
adding classes just for the hooks. Is that a good idea?

> <https://cssguidelin.es/#javascript-hooks>

Oh man, it would've been good to have seen that before I started

>> Anyhow, thanks for the feedback it's made me realise that I could/should
>> create an array of data attributes and create a selector(s) from that.
>           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> You’re welcome, but what do you mean by that?

I'm going to maintain a list of attributes and create selectors from the 
list.

Andrew Poulos

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selector for queryselectorAll Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2019-02-05 11:32 +1100
  Re: selector for queryselectorAll Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2019-02-05 03:26 +0100
    Re: selector for queryselectorAll Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2019-02-05 17:06 +1100
      Re: selector for queryselectorAll Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2019-02-05 16:51 +0100
        Re: selector for queryselectorAll Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2019-02-06 07:36 +1100
  Re: selector for queryselectorAll Mickey Finn <mfinney@gmail.com> - 2019-02-09 15:12 -0200

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