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[extjs.git] / src / core / src / class / Base.js
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@@ -1,11 +1,26 @@
+/*
+
+This file is part of Ext JS 4
+
+Copyright (c) 2011 Sencha Inc
+
+Contact:  http://www.sencha.com/contact
+
+GNU General Public License Usage
+This file may be used under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.0 as published by the Free Software Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE included in the packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to ensure the GNU General Public License version 3.0 requirements will be met: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.
+
+If you are unsure which license is appropriate for your use, please contact the sales department at http://www.sencha.com/contact.
+
+*/
 /**
  * @author Jacky Nguyen <jacky@sencha.com>
  * @docauthor Jacky Nguyen <jacky@sencha.com>
  * @class Ext.Base
  *
- * The root of all classes created with {@link Ext#define}
- * All prototype and static members of this class are inherited by any other class
+ * The root of all classes created with {@link Ext#define}.
  *
+ * Ext.Base is the building block of all Ext classes. All classes in Ext inherit from Ext.Base.
+ * All prototype and static members of this class are inherited by all other classes.
  */
 (function(flexSetter) {
 
@@ -19,81 +34,74 @@ var Base = Ext.Base = function() {};
          * Get the reference to the current class from which this object was instantiated. Unlike {@link Ext.Base#statics},
          * `this.self` is scope-dependent and it's meant to be used for dynamic inheritance. See {@link Ext.Base#statics}
          * for a detailed comparison
-
-    Ext.define('My.Cat', {
-        statics: {
-            speciesName: 'Cat' // My.Cat.speciesName = 'Cat'
-        },
-
-        constructor: function() {
-            alert(this.self.speciesName); / dependent on 'this'
-
-            return this;
-        },
-
-        clone: function() {
-            return new this.self();
-        }
-    });
-
-
-    Ext.define('My.SnowLeopard', {
-        extend: 'My.Cat',
-        statics: {
-            speciesName: 'Snow Leopard'         // My.SnowLeopard.speciesName = 'Snow Leopard'
-        }
-    });
-
-    var cat = new My.Cat();                     // alerts 'Cat'
-    var snowLeopard = new My.SnowLeopard();     // alerts 'Snow Leopard'
-
-    var clone = snowLeopard.clone();
-    alert(Ext.getClassName(clone));             // alerts 'My.SnowLeopard'
-
-         * @type Class
+         *
+         *     Ext.define('My.Cat', {
+         *         statics: {
+         *             speciesName: 'Cat' // My.Cat.speciesName = 'Cat'
+         *         },
+         *
+         *         constructor: function() {
+         *             alert(this.self.speciesName); / dependent on 'this'
+         *
+         *             return this;
+         *         },
+         *
+         *         clone: function() {
+         *             return new this.self();
+         *         }
+         *     });
+         *
+         *
+         *     Ext.define('My.SnowLeopard', {
+         *         extend: 'My.Cat',
+         *         statics: {
+         *             speciesName: 'Snow Leopard'         // My.SnowLeopard.speciesName = 'Snow Leopard'
+         *         }
+         *     });
+         *
+         *     var cat = new My.Cat();                     // alerts 'Cat'
+         *     var snowLeopard = new My.SnowLeopard();     // alerts 'Snow Leopard'
+         *
+         *     var clone = snowLeopard.clone();
+         *     alert(Ext.getClassName(clone));             // alerts 'My.SnowLeopard'
+         *
+         * @type Ext.Class
          * @protected
-         * @markdown
          */
         self: Base,
 
-        /**
-         * Default constructor, simply returns `this`
-         *
-         * @constructor
-         * @protected
-         * @return {Object} this
-         */
+        // Default constructor, simply returns `this`
         constructor: function() {
             return this;
         },
 
+        //<feature classSystem.config>
         /**
          * Initialize configuration for this class. a typical example:
-
-    Ext.define('My.awesome.Class', {
-        // The default config
-        config: {
-            name: 'Awesome',
-            isAwesome: true
-        },
-
-        constructor: function(config) {
-            this.initConfig(config);
-
-            return this;
-        }
-    });
-
-    var awesome = new My.awesome.Class({
-        name: 'Super Awesome'
-    });
-
-    alert(awesome.getName()); // 'Super Awesome'
-
+         *
+         *     Ext.define('My.awesome.Class', {
+         *         // The default config
+         *         config: {
+         *             name: 'Awesome',
+         *             isAwesome: true
+         *         },
+         *
+         *         constructor: function(config) {
+         *             this.initConfig(config);
+         *
+         *             return this;
+         *         }
+         *     });
+         *
+         *     var awesome = new My.awesome.Class({
+         *         name: 'Super Awesome'
+         *     });
+         *
+         *     alert(awesome.getName()); // 'Super Awesome'
+         *
          * @protected
          * @param {Object} config
          * @return {Object} mixins The mixin prototypes as key - value pairs
-         * @markdown
          */
         initConfig: function(config) {
             if (!this.$configInited) {
@@ -128,46 +136,46 @@ var Base = Ext.Base = function() {};
 
             return this;
         }),
+        //</feature>
 
         /**
          * Call the parent's overridden method. For example:
-
-    Ext.define('My.own.A', {
-        constructor: function(test) {
-            alert(test);
-        }
-    });
-
-    Ext.define('My.own.B', {
-        extend: 'My.own.A',
-
-        constructor: function(test) {
-            alert(test);
-
-            this.callParent([test + 1]);
-        }
-    });
-
-    Ext.define('My.own.C', {
-        extend: 'My.own.B',
-
-        constructor: function() {
-            alert("Going to call parent's overriden constructor...");
-
-            this.callParent(arguments);
-        }
-    });
-
-    var a = new My.own.A(1); // alerts '1'
-    var b = new My.own.B(1); // alerts '1', then alerts '2'
-    var c = new My.own.C(2); // alerts "Going to call parent's overriden constructor..."
-                             // alerts '2', then alerts '3'
-
+         *
+         *     Ext.define('My.own.A', {
+         *         constructor: function(test) {
+         *             alert(test);
+         *         }
+         *     });
+         *
+         *     Ext.define('My.own.B', {
+         *         extend: 'My.own.A',
+         *
+         *         constructor: function(test) {
+         *             alert(test);
+         *
+         *             this.callParent([test + 1]);
+         *         }
+         *     });
+         *
+         *     Ext.define('My.own.C', {
+         *         extend: 'My.own.B',
+         *
+         *         constructor: function() {
+         *             alert("Going to call parent's overriden constructor...");
+         *
+         *             this.callParent(arguments);
+         *         }
+         *     });
+         *
+         *     var a = new My.own.A(1); // alerts '1'
+         *     var b = new My.own.B(1); // alerts '1', then alerts '2'
+         *     var c = new My.own.C(2); // alerts "Going to call parent's overriden constructor..."
+         *                              // alerts '2', then alerts '3'
+         *
          * @protected
          * @param {Array/Arguments} args The arguments, either an array or the `arguments` object
          * from the current method, for example: `this.callParent(arguments)`
-         * @return {Mixed} Returns the result from the superclass' method
-         * @markdown
+         * @return {Object} Returns the result from the superclass' method
          */
         callParent: function(args) {
             var method = this.callParent.caller,
@@ -209,61 +217,60 @@ var Base = Ext.Base = function() {};
          * Get the reference to the class from which this object was instantiated. Note that unlike {@link Ext.Base#self},
          * `this.statics()` is scope-independent and it always returns the class from which it was called, regardless of what
          * `this` points to during run-time
-
-    Ext.define('My.Cat', {
-        statics: {
-            totalCreated: 0,
-            speciesName: 'Cat' // My.Cat.speciesName = 'Cat'
-        },
-
-        constructor: function() {
-            var statics = this.statics();
-
-            alert(statics.speciesName);     // always equals to 'Cat' no matter what 'this' refers to
-                                            // equivalent to: My.Cat.speciesName
-
-            alert(this.self.speciesName);   // dependent on 'this'
-
-            statics.totalCreated++;
-
-            return this;
-        },
-
-        clone: function() {
-            var cloned = new this.self;                      // dependent on 'this'
-
-            cloned.groupName = this.statics().speciesName;   // equivalent to: My.Cat.speciesName
-
-            return cloned;
-        }
-    });
-
-
-    Ext.define('My.SnowLeopard', {
-        extend: 'My.Cat',
-
-        statics: {
-            speciesName: 'Snow Leopard'     // My.SnowLeopard.speciesName = 'Snow Leopard'
-        },
-
-        constructor: function() {
-            this.callParent();
-        }
-    });
-
-    var cat = new My.Cat();                 // alerts 'Cat', then alerts 'Cat'
-
-    var snowLeopard = new My.SnowLeopard(); // alerts 'Cat', then alerts 'Snow Leopard'
-
-    var clone = snowLeopard.clone();
-    alert(Ext.getClassName(clone));         // alerts 'My.SnowLeopard'
-    alert(clone.groupName);                 // alerts 'Cat'
-
-    alert(My.Cat.totalCreated);             // alerts 3
-
+         *
+         *     Ext.define('My.Cat', {
+         *         statics: {
+         *             totalCreated: 0,
+         *             speciesName: 'Cat' // My.Cat.speciesName = 'Cat'
+         *         },
+         *
+         *         constructor: function() {
+         *             var statics = this.statics();
+         *
+         *             alert(statics.speciesName);     // always equals to 'Cat' no matter what 'this' refers to
+         *                                             // equivalent to: My.Cat.speciesName
+         *
+         *             alert(this.self.speciesName);   // dependent on 'this'
+         *
+         *             statics.totalCreated++;
+         *
+         *             return this;
+         *         },
+         *
+         *         clone: function() {
+         *             var cloned = new this.self;                      // dependent on 'this'
+         *
+         *             cloned.groupName = this.statics().speciesName;   // equivalent to: My.Cat.speciesName
+         *
+         *             return cloned;
+         *         }
+         *     });
+         *
+         *
+         *     Ext.define('My.SnowLeopard', {
+         *         extend: 'My.Cat',
+         *
+         *         statics: {
+         *             speciesName: 'Snow Leopard'     // My.SnowLeopard.speciesName = 'Snow Leopard'
+         *         },
+         *
+         *         constructor: function() {
+         *             this.callParent();
+         *         }
+         *     });
+         *
+         *     var cat = new My.Cat();                 // alerts 'Cat', then alerts 'Cat'
+         *
+         *     var snowLeopard = new My.SnowLeopard(); // alerts 'Cat', then alerts 'Snow Leopard'
+         *
+         *     var clone = snowLeopard.clone();
+         *     alert(Ext.getClassName(clone));         // alerts 'My.SnowLeopard'
+         *     alert(clone.groupName);                 // alerts 'Cat'
+         *
+         *     alert(My.Cat.totalCreated);             // alerts 3
+         *
          * @protected
-         * @return {Class}
-         * @markdown
+         * @return {Ext.Class}
          */
         statics: function() {
             var method = this.statics.caller,
@@ -278,34 +285,34 @@ var Base = Ext.Base = function() {};
 
         /**
          * Call the original method that was previously overridden with {@link Ext.Base#override}
-
-    Ext.define('My.Cat', {
-        constructor: function() {
-            alert("I'm a cat!");
-
-            return this;
-        }
-    });
-
-    My.Cat.override({
-        constructor: function() {
-            alert("I'm going to be a cat!");
-
-            var instance = this.callOverridden();
-
-            alert("Meeeeoooowwww");
-
-            return instance;
-        }
-    });
-
-    var kitty = new My.Cat(); // alerts "I'm going to be a cat!"
-                              // alerts "I'm a cat!"
-                              // alerts "Meeeeoooowwww"
-
+         *
+         *     Ext.define('My.Cat', {
+         *         constructor: function() {
+         *             alert("I'm a cat!");
+         *
+         *             return this;
+         *         }
+         *     });
+         *
+         *     My.Cat.override({
+         *         constructor: function() {
+         *             alert("I'm going to be a cat!");
+         *
+         *             var instance = this.callOverridden();
+         *
+         *             alert("Meeeeoooowwww");
+         *
+         *             return instance;
+         *         }
+         *     });
+         *
+         *     var kitty = new My.Cat(); // alerts "I'm going to be a cat!"
+         *                               // alerts "I'm a cat!"
+         *                               // alerts "Meeeeoooowwww"
+         *
          * @param {Array/Arguments} args The arguments, either an array or the `arguments` object
-         * @return {Mixed} Returns the result after calling the overridden method
-         * @markdown
+         * @return {Object} Returns the result after calling the overridden method
+         * @protected
          */
         callOverridden: function(args) {
             var method = this.callOverridden.caller;
@@ -339,17 +346,20 @@ var Base = Ext.Base = function() {};
     Ext.apply(Ext.Base, {
         /**
          * Create a new instance of this Class.
-Ext.define('My.cool.Class', {
-    ...
-});
-
-My.cool.Class.create({
-    someConfig: true
-});
-         * @property create
+         *
+         *     Ext.define('My.cool.Class', {
+         *         ...
+         *     });
+         *
+         *     My.cool.Class.create({
+         *         someConfig: true
+         *     });
+         *
+         * All parameters are passed to the constructor of the class.
+         *
+         * @return {Object} the created instance.
          * @static
-         * @type Function
-         * @markdown
+         * @inheritable
          */
         create: function() {
             return Ext.create.apply(Ext, [this].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0)));
@@ -357,23 +367,25 @@ My.cool.Class.create({
 
         /**
          * @private
+         * @inheritable
          */
-        own: flexSetter(function(name, value) {
-            if (typeof value === 'function') {
+        own: function(name, value) {
+            if (typeof value == 'function') {
                 this.ownMethod(name, value);
             }
             else {
                 this.prototype[name] = value;
             }
-        }),
+        },
 
         /**
          * @private
+         * @inheritable
          */
         ownMethod: function(name, fn) {
             var originalFn;
 
-            if (fn.$owner !== undefined && fn !== Ext.emptyFn) {
+            if (typeof fn.$owner !== 'undefined' && fn !== Ext.emptyFn) {
                 originalFn = fn;
 
                 fn = function() {
@@ -396,22 +408,21 @@ My.cool.Class.create({
 
         /**
          * Add / override static properties of this class.
-
-    Ext.define('My.cool.Class', {
-        ...
-    });
-
-    My.cool.Class.addStatics({
-        someProperty: 'someValue',      // My.cool.Class.someProperty = 'someValue'
-        method1: function() { ... },    // My.cool.Class.method1 = function() { ... };
-        method2: function() { ... }     // My.cool.Class.method2 = function() { ... };
-    });
-
-         * @property addStatics
-         * @static
-         * @type Function
+         *
+         *     Ext.define('My.cool.Class', {
+         *         ...
+         *     });
+         *
+         *     My.cool.Class.addStatics({
+         *         someProperty: 'someValue',      // My.cool.Class.someProperty = 'someValue'
+         *         method1: function() { ... },    // My.cool.Class.method1 = function() { ... };
+         *         method2: function() { ... }     // My.cool.Class.method2 = function() { ... };
+         *     });
+         *
          * @param {Object} members
-         * @markdown
+         * @return {Ext.Base} this
+         * @static
+         * @inheritable
          */
         addStatics: function(members) {
             for (var name in members) {
@@ -424,32 +435,73 @@ My.cool.Class.create({
         },
 
         /**
-         * Add methods / properties to the prototype of this class.
+         * @private
+         * @param {Object} members
+         */
+        addInheritableStatics: function(members) {
+            var inheritableStatics,
+                hasInheritableStatics,
+                prototype = this.prototype,
+                name, member;
+
+            inheritableStatics = prototype.$inheritableStatics;
+            hasInheritableStatics = prototype.$hasInheritableStatics;
+
+            if (!inheritableStatics) {
+                inheritableStatics = prototype.$inheritableStatics = [];
+                hasInheritableStatics = prototype.$hasInheritableStatics = {};
+            }
 
-    Ext.define('My.awesome.Cat', {
-        constructor: function() {
-            ...
-        }
-    });
+            //<debug>
+            var className = Ext.getClassName(this);
+            //</debug>
 
-     My.awesome.Cat.implement({
-         meow: function() {
-            alert('Meowww...');
-         }
-     });
+            for (name in members) {
+                if (members.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
+                    member = members[name];
+                    //<debug>
+                    if (typeof member == 'function') {
+                        member.displayName = className + '.' + name;
+                    }
+                    //</debug>
+                    this[name] = member;
 
-     var kitty = new My.awesome.Cat;
-     kitty.meow();
+                    if (!hasInheritableStatics[name]) {
+                        hasInheritableStatics[name] = true;
+                        inheritableStatics.push(name);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
 
-         * @property implement
-         * @static
-         * @type Function
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Add methods / properties to the prototype of this class.
+         *
+         *     Ext.define('My.awesome.Cat', {
+         *         constructor: function() {
+         *             ...
+         *         }
+         *     });
+         *
+         *      My.awesome.Cat.implement({
+         *          meow: function() {
+         *             alert('Meowww...');
+         *          }
+         *      });
+         *
+         *      var kitty = new My.awesome.Cat;
+         *      kitty.meow();
+         *
          * @param {Object} members
-         * @markdown
+         * @static
+         * @inheritable
          */
         implement: function(members) {
             var prototype = this.prototype,
-                name, i, member, previous;
+                enumerables = Ext.enumerables,
+                name, i, member;
             //<debug>
             var className = Ext.getClassName(this);
             //</debug>
@@ -471,9 +523,7 @@ My.cool.Class.create({
                 }
             }
 
-            if (Ext.enumerables) {
-                var enumerables = Ext.enumerables;
-
+            if (enumerables) {
                 for (i = enumerables.length; i--;) {
                     name = enumerables[i];
 
@@ -489,32 +539,30 @@ My.cool.Class.create({
 
         /**
          * Borrow another class' members to the prototype of this class.
-
-Ext.define('Bank', {
-    money: '$$$',
-    printMoney: function() {
-        alert('$$$$$$$');
-    }
-});
-
-Ext.define('Thief', {
-    ...
-});
-
-Thief.borrow(Bank, ['money', 'printMoney']);
-
-var steve = new Thief();
-
-alert(steve.money); // alerts '$$$'
-steve.printMoney(); // alerts '$$$$$$$'
-
-         * @property borrow
-         * @static
-         * @type Function
+         *
+         *     Ext.define('Bank', {
+         *         money: '$$$',
+         *         printMoney: function() {
+         *             alert('$$$$$$$');
+         *         }
+         *     });
+         *
+         *     Ext.define('Thief', {
+         *         ...
+         *     });
+         *
+         *     Thief.borrow(Bank, ['money', 'printMoney']);
+         *
+         *     var steve = new Thief();
+         *
+         *     alert(steve.money); // alerts '$$$'
+         *     steve.printMoney(); // alerts '$$$$$$$'
+         *
          * @param {Ext.Base} fromClass The class to borrow members from
-         * @param {Array/String} members The names of the members to borrow
+         * @param {String/String[]} members The names of the members to borrow
          * @return {Ext.Base} this
-         * @markdown
+         * @static
+         * @inheritable
          */
         borrow: function(fromClass, members) {
             var fromPrototype = fromClass.prototype,
@@ -534,42 +582,60 @@ steve.printMoney(); // alerts '$$$$$$$'
         /**
          * Override prototype members of this class. Overridden methods can be invoked via
          * {@link Ext.Base#callOverridden}
-
-    Ext.define('My.Cat', {
-        constructor: function() {
-            alert("I'm a cat!");
-
-            return this;
-        }
-    });
-
-    My.Cat.override({
-        constructor: function() {
-            alert("I'm going to be a cat!");
-
-            var instance = this.callOverridden();
-
-            alert("Meeeeoooowwww");
-
-            return instance;
-        }
-    });
-
-    var kitty = new My.Cat(); // alerts "I'm going to be a cat!"
-                              // alerts "I'm a cat!"
-                              // alerts "Meeeeoooowwww"
-
-         * @property override
-         * @static
-         * @type Function
+         *
+         *     Ext.define('My.Cat', {
+         *         constructor: function() {
+         *             alert("I'm a cat!");
+         *
+         *             return this;
+         *         }
+         *     });
+         *
+         *     My.Cat.override({
+         *         constructor: function() {
+         *             alert("I'm going to be a cat!");
+         *
+         *             var instance = this.callOverridden();
+         *
+         *             alert("Meeeeoooowwww");
+         *
+         *             return instance;
+         *         }
+         *     });
+         *
+         *     var kitty = new My.Cat(); // alerts "I'm going to be a cat!"
+         *                               // alerts "I'm a cat!"
+         *                               // alerts "Meeeeoooowwww"
+         *
          * @param {Object} members
          * @return {Ext.Base} this
-         * @markdown
+         * @static
+         * @inheritable
          */
         override: function(members) {
             var prototype = this.prototype,
+                enumerables = Ext.enumerables,
                 name, i, member, previous;
 
+            if (arguments.length === 2) {
+                name = members;
+                member = arguments[1];
+
+                if (typeof member == 'function') {
+                    if (typeof prototype[name] == 'function') {
+                        previous = prototype[name];
+                        member.$previous = previous;
+                    }
+
+                    this.ownMethod(name, member);
+                }
+                else {
+                    prototype[name] = member;
+                }
+
+                return this;
+            }
+
             for (name in members) {
                 if (members.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
                     member = members[name];
@@ -588,14 +654,12 @@ steve.printMoney(); // alerts '$$$$$$$'
                 }
             }
 
-            if (Ext.enumerables) {
-                var enumerables = Ext.enumerables;
-
+            if (enumerables) {
                 for (i = enumerables.length; i--;) {
                     name = enumerables[i];
 
                     if (members.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
-                        if (prototype[name] !== undefined) {
+                        if (typeof prototype[name] !== 'undefined') {
                             previous = prototype[name];
                             members[name].$previous = previous;
                         }
@@ -608,58 +672,73 @@ steve.printMoney(); // alerts '$$$$$$$'
             return this;
         },
 
+        //<feature classSystem.mixins>
         /**
          * Used internally by the mixins pre-processor
          * @private
+         * @inheritable
          */
-        mixin: flexSetter(function(name, cls) {
+        mixin: function(name, cls) {
             var mixin = cls.prototype,
                 my = this.prototype,
-                i, fn;
+                key, fn;
 
-            for (i in mixin) {
-                if (mixin.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
-                    if (my[i] === undefined) {
-                        if (typeof mixin[i] === 'function') {
-                            fn = mixin[i];
+            for (key in mixin) {
+                if (mixin.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+                    if (typeof my[key] === 'undefined' && key !== 'mixins' && key !== 'mixinId') {
+                        if (typeof mixin[key] === 'function') {
+                            fn = mixin[key];
 
-                            if (fn.$owner === undefined) {
-                                this.ownMethod(i, fn);
+                            if (typeof fn.$owner === 'undefined') {
+                                this.ownMethod(key, fn);
                             }
                             else {
-                                my[i] = fn;
+                                my[key] = fn;
                             }
                         }
                         else {
-                            my[i] = mixin[i];
+                            my[key] = mixin[key];
                         }
                     }
-                    else if (i === 'config' && my.config && mixin.config) {
+                    //<feature classSystem.config>
+                    else if (key === 'config' && my.config && mixin.config) {
                         Ext.Object.merge(my.config, mixin.config);
                     }
+                    //</feature>
                 }
             }
 
-            if (my.mixins === undefined) {
-                my.mixins = {};
+            if (typeof mixin.onClassMixedIn !== 'undefined') {
+                mixin.onClassMixedIn.call(cls, this);
+            }
+
+            if (!my.hasOwnProperty('mixins')) {
+                if ('mixins' in my) {
+                    my.mixins = Ext.Object.merge({}, my.mixins);
+                }
+                else {
+                    my.mixins = {};
+                }
             }
 
             my.mixins[name] = mixin;
-        }),
+        },
+        //</feature>
 
         /**
          * Get the current class' name in string format.
-
-    Ext.define('My.cool.Class', {
-        constructor: function() {
-            alert(this.self.getName()); // alerts 'My.cool.Class'
-        }
-    });
-
-    My.cool.Class.getName(); // 'My.cool.Class'
-
+         *
+         *     Ext.define('My.cool.Class', {
+         *         constructor: function() {
+         *             alert(this.self.getName()); // alerts 'My.cool.Class'
+         *         }
+         *     });
+         *
+         *     My.cool.Class.getName(); // 'My.cool.Class'
+         *
          * @return {String} className
-         * @markdown
+         * @static
+         * @inheritable
          */
         getName: function() {
             return Ext.getClassName(this);
@@ -667,36 +746,38 @@ steve.printMoney(); // alerts '$$$$$$$'
 
         /**
          * Create aliases for existing prototype methods. Example:
-
-    Ext.define('My.cool.Class', {
-        method1: function() { ... },
-        method2: function() { ... }
-    });
-
-    var test = new My.cool.Class();
-
-    My.cool.Class.createAlias({
-        method3: 'method1',
-        method4: 'method2'
-    });
-
-    test.method3(); // test.method1()
-
-    My.cool.Class.createAlias('method5', 'method3');
-
-    test.method5(); // test.method3() -> test.method1()
-
-         * @property createAlias
-         * @static
-         * @type Function
+         *
+         *     Ext.define('My.cool.Class', {
+         *         method1: function() { ... },
+         *         method2: function() { ... }
+         *     });
+         *
+         *     var test = new My.cool.Class();
+         *
+         *     My.cool.Class.createAlias({
+         *         method3: 'method1',
+         *         method4: 'method2'
+         *     });
+         *
+         *     test.method3(); // test.method1()
+         *
+         *     My.cool.Class.createAlias('method5', 'method3');
+         *
+         *     test.method5(); // test.method3() -> test.method1()
+         *
          * @param {String/Object} alias The new method name, or an object to set multiple aliases. See
          * {@link Ext.Function#flexSetter flexSetter}
          * @param {String/Object} origin The original method name
-         * @markdown
+         * @static
+         * @inheritable
+         * @method
          */
         createAlias: flexSetter(function(alias, origin) {
-            this.prototype[alias] = this.prototype[origin];
+            this.prototype[alias] = function() {
+                return this[origin].apply(this, arguments);
+            }
         })
     });
 
 })(Ext.Function.flexSetter);
+