function to bind events to object methods given a string value list of event/handler pairs (e.g. on "click:clickMe;focus:focusMe")

src/g-component.html

@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
         }, this);
       };
 
+      var bindEvents = function(inEvents) {
+        inEvents.forEach(function(e) {
+          // event name: handler name pairs
+          var pair = e.split(":");
+          var event = pair[0].trim();
+          var handler = pair[1].trim();
+          if (this[handler]) {
+            this.addEventListener(event, this[handler].bind(this));
+          }
+        }, this);
+      };
+      
       var deref = function(inNode) {
         return inNode.baby || inNode;
       };