Why is scope declared in Ext.util.Event fire() method?

[andyatmiami]

Below is the source code. I am a newbie in Ext (and more or less in javascript). I have been doing some extensive reading and trying to follow through the Ext source code, but I can't understand why scope is declared in this method when it never gets initialized nor used...

Can anyone explain this behavior to me?

fire : function(){
var ls = this.listeners, scope, len = ls.length;
if(len > 0){
this.firing = true;
var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0);
for(var i = 0; i < len; i++){
var l = ls[i];
if(l.fireFn.apply(l.scope||this.obj||window, arguments) === false){
this.firing = false;
return false;
}
}
this.firing = false;
}
return true;
}

[jay@moduscreate.com]

Below is the source code. I am a newbie in Ext (and more or less in javascript). I have been doing some extensive reading and trying to follow through the Ext source code, but I can't understand why scope is declared in this method when it never gets initialized nor used...

Can anyone explain this behavior to me?

fire : function(){
var ls = this.listeners, scope, len = ls.length;
if(len > 0){
this.firing = true;
var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0);
for(var i = 0; i < len; i++){
var l = ls[i];
if(l.fireFn.apply(l.scope||this.obj||window, arguments) === false){
this.firing = false;
return false;
}
}
this.firing = false;
}
return true;
}

Seems like you're a newb to posting code in forums too

       fire : function(){
            var ls = this.listeners, scope, len = ls.length;
            if(len > 0){
                this.firing = true;
                var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0);
                for(var i = 0; i < len; i++){
                    var l = ls[i];
                    if(l.fireFn.apply(l.scope||this.obj||window, arguments) === false){
                        this.firing = false;
                        return false;
                    }
                }
                this.firing = false;
            }
            return true;
        }

Scope is not being declared, but rather referenced.

if(l.fireFn.apply(l.scope||this.obj||window, arguments) === false){

Basically, in English this means:

if listener's method.apply return is equal to the value of and data type of false.

Inside the apply call, there are two parameters being passed.

The first is scope, and the second is arguments.

Break down the scope, it's either listener.scope, this.object or ultimately window.

Does this help/

[Animal]

The OP is correct. There is an unreferenced var declaration:

       fire : function(){
            var ls = this.listeners, scope, len = ls.length;
            if(len > 0){
                this.firing = true;
                var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0);
                for(var i = 0; i < len; i++){
                    var l = ls[i];
                    if(l.fireFn.apply(l.scope||this.obj||window, arguments) === false){
                        this.firing = false;
                        return false;
                    }
                }
                this.firing = false;
            }
            return true;
        }

This still exists in the 2.* code, not the 3.0

[jay@moduscreate.com]

Yup missed it.