Dividing base types into namespaces (docs only). (see #1504)

git-svn-id: http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers@6829 dc9f47b5-9b13-0410-9fdd-eb0c1a62fdaf

lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js

@@ -17,16 +17,14 @@
  * OpenLayers custom string, number and function functions are described here.
  */
 
-/*********************
- *                   *
- *      STRING       * 
- *                   * 
- *********************/
-
+/**
+ * Namespace: OpenLayers.String
+ * Contains convenience functions for string manipulation.
+ */
 OpenLayers.String = {
 
     /**
-     * APIFunction: OpenLayers.String.startsWith
+     * APIFunction: startsWith
      * Test whether a string starts with another string. 
      * 
      * Parameters:
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ OpenLayers.String = {
     },
 
     /**
-     * APIFunction: OpenLayers.String.contains
+     * APIFunction: contains
      * Test whether a string contains another string.
      * 
      * Parameters:
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ OpenLayers.String = {
     },
     
     /**
-     * APIFunction: OpenLayers.String.trim
+     * APIFunction: trim
      * Removes leading and trailing whitespace characters from a string.
      * 
      * Parameters:
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ OpenLayers.String = {
     },
     
     /**
-     * APIFunction: OpenLayers.String.camelize
+     * APIFunction: camelize
      * Camel-case a hyphenated string. 
      *     Ex. "chicken-head" becomes "chickenHead", and
      *     "-chicken-head" becomes "ChickenHead".
@@ -94,7 +92,7 @@ OpenLayers.String = {
     },
     
     /**
-     * APIFunction: OpenLayers.String.format
+     * APIFunction: format
      * Given a string with tokens in the form ${token}, return a string
      *     with tokens replaced with properties from the given context
      *     object.  Represent a literal "${" by doubling it, e.g. "${${".
@@ -209,28 +207,26 @@ if (!String.prototype.camelize) {
     };
 }
 
-/*********************
- *                   *
- *      NUMBER       * 
- *                   * 
- *********************/
-
+/**
+ * Namespace: OpenLayers.Number
+ * Contains convenience functions for manipulating numbers.
+ */
 OpenLayers.Number = {
 
     /**
-     * Property: OpenLayers.Number.decimalSeparator
+     * Property: decimalSeparator
      * Decimal separator to use when formatting numbers.
      */
     decimalSeparator: ".",
     
     /**
-     * Property: OpenLayers.Number.thousandsSeparator
+     * Property: thousandsSeparator
      * Thousands separator to use when formatting numbers.
      */
     thousandsSeparator: ",",
     
     /**
-     * APIFunction: OpenLayers.Number.limitSigDigs
+     * APIFunction: limitSigDigs
      * Limit the number of significant digits on a float.
      * 
      * Parameters:
@@ -250,7 +246,7 @@ OpenLayers.Number = {
     },
     
     /**
-     * APIFunction: OpenLayers.Number.format
+     * APIFunction: format
      * Formats a number for output.
      * 
      * Parameters:
@@ -324,15 +320,13 @@ if (!Number.prototype.limitSigDigs) {
     };
 }
 
-/*********************
- *                   *
- *      FUNCTION     * 
- *                   * 
- *********************/
-
+/**
+ * Namespace: OpenLayers.Function
+ * Contains convenience functions for function manipulation.
+ */
 OpenLayers.Function = {
     /**
-     * APIFunction: OpenLayers.Function.bind
+     * APIFunction: bind
      * Bind a function to an object.  Method to easily create closures with
      *     'this' altered.
      * 
@@ -357,7 +351,7 @@ OpenLayers.Function = {
     },
     
     /**
-     * APIFunction: OpenLayers.Function.bindAsEventListener
+     * APIFunction: bindAsEventListener
      * Bind a function to an object, and configure it to receive the event
      *     object as first parameter when called. 
      * 
@@ -416,16 +410,14 @@ if (!Function.prototype.bindAsEventListener) {
     };
 }
 
-/*********************
- *                   *
- *      ARRAY        * 
- *                   * 
- *********************/
-
+/**
+ * Namespace: OpenLayers.Array
+ * Contains convenience functions for array manipulation.
+ */
 OpenLayers.Array = {
 
     /**
-     * APIMethod: OpenLayers.Array.filter
+     * APIMethod: filter
      * Filter an array.  Provides the functionality of the
      *     Array.prototype.filter extension to the ECMA-262 standard.  Where
      *     available, Array.prototype.filter will be used.