Version 1.x

This function declares that methods with a certain name should be chained in the reversed inheritance order (top-most method runs first).

Description

Use dcl.chainBefore() to set a chaining rule for a method.

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var A = dcl(null, {
  ...
  method: function(...){...},
  ...
});
dcl.chainBefore(A, "method");

Following rules should be followed:

• It is impossible to “unchain” a chained method.
• It is impossible to change a chained method once it was set from “before” to “after” or in the opposite direction.
• Chaining can be declared only for base-less “classes”.
• It is an error to mix “classes” with different chaining rules for the same method.

Notes

Chaining using “before” is frequently used for destructors or similar methods.

It is possible to declare chaining for a method without actually declaring the method.