identify

This block provides a function for working with unique identifiers. It allows you to:

• Create object identifiers.
• Check whether objects have an identifier.
• Create a unique identifier string.

Accepted arguments:

• [obj {Object}] – The object to identify.
• [onlyGet {Boolean}] – Flag for checking whether the object has an identifier. If true, the function returns a string with the identifier if the object was previously assigned an identifier. By default, false.

Return value: String. A string with the identifier assigned to the object. Subsequent calls will always return the same identifier.

Example:

modules.require(['identify'], function(identify) {
    var a = {},
        b = {},
        identA = identify(a);

    console.log(identA === identify(a)); //true
    console.log(identA === identify(b)); //false
});

When called without arguments, the function returns a string with a unique identifier every time.

Example:

modules.require(['identify'], function(identify) {
    var a = identify(),
        b = identify();

    console.log(a === b); //false
});

Public block technologies

The block is implemented in:

• vanilla.js