@ctrlo/Common

Common module used in some CtrlO libraries

functions

hideElement(el);

Hides the element defined in the variable el - this has the advantage over JQuery's hide() function as it also adds aria-hidden to the element

showElement(el);

Shows the element defined the variable el - this has the advantage over JQuery's show() function as it also removes the aria-hidden attribute from the element should it be present

fromJson(item)

Converts an item from a string to an object - when the input is unknown (i.e. may be an object or a string) and an object is passed in the function returns the original object. Should there be an error in parsing the object, it will return an empty object.

coerceError(item)

This function can receive a string or an Error object and is designed for when it is unknown which will be received. It will return the error message, or the original string object, if one is passed in.