Question

In this code, will the trigger then call topbar.resize or will it just simply run the function contained in it? I assume there is a context difference between the two, or how does that work?

jQuery.bind("hideBackstage", topbar.resize);

Edit: How do I make it just simply call topbar.resize?

Answer 1

The call will be equivalent to

topbar.resize.call(touchedElement, jqueryWrappedEvent);

That is the function “contained” in topbar.resize will be called with receiver (this) the element having received the event and with parameter the event (wrapped as a jquery event).

This is different from

topbar.resize()

because

• the receiver (this) won’t be topbar
• an event is provided as parameter

EDIT following your EDIT :

If you just want the call to be equivalent to topbar.resize(), simply do this :

jQuery.bind("hideBackstage", function(){topbar.resize()});