Question

pm.mixin = function(/*Object*/ obj, /*Object...*/ props){
        if(!obj){ obj = {}; }
        for(var i=1, l=arguments.length; i<l; i++){
            mixin(obj, arguments[i]);
        }
        return obj; // Object
};

This a dojo mixin function http://docs.dojocampus.org/dojo/mixin#id2

Can anyone say me on what scenario this would be useful for me, why do i need to combine two objects into one. What is arguments.length, i don’t even pass this…

Answer 1

Can anyone say me on what scenario this would be useful for me, why do i need to combine two objects into one.

• When subclassing
• When you want to override defaults as per the example you linked to in the question!

What is arguments.length

The arguments object contains the arguments passed to a function.