whole_func_string: function(item, width, height) {
          var items = item,
              len = 1,
              contextItem, i;
  
          // NOTE: we don't pre-check for validity because:
          //  - maybe only one dimension is valid
          //  - the diagnostics layer will track the setProp call to help find who is trying
          //      (but failing) to set a property
          //  - setProp already checks this anyway
  
          if (item.isComposite) {
              items = item.elements;
              len = items.length;
              item = items[0];
          } else if (!item.dom && !item.el) { // array by process of elimination
              len = items.length;
              item = items[0];
          }
          // else len = 1 and items = item (to avoid error on "items[++i]")
  
          for (i = 0; i < len; ) {
              contextItem = this.get(item);
              contextItem.setSize(width, height);
  
              item = items[++i]; // this accomodation avoids making an array of 1
          }
      }
func_code_string: function(item, width, height) {
          var items = item,
              len = 1,
              contextItem, i;
  
          // NOTE: we don't pre-check for validity because:
          //  - maybe only one dimension is valid
          //  - the diagnostics layer will track the setProp call to help find who is trying
          //      (but failing) to set a property
          //  - setProp already checks this anyway
  
          if (item.isComposite) {
              items = item.elements;
              len = items.length;
              item = items[0];
          } else if (!item.dom && !item.el) { // array by process of elimination
              len = items.length;
              item = items[0];
          }
          // else len = 1 and items = item (to avoid error on "items[++i]")
  
          for (i = 0; i < len; ) {
              contextItem = this.get(item);
              contextItem.setSize(width, height);
  
              item = items[++i]; // this accomodation avoids making an array of 1
          }
      }
func_documentation_string: Set the size of a component, element or composite or an array of components or elements.
  @param {Ext.Component/Ext.Component[]/Ext.dom.Element/Ext.dom.Element[]/Ext.dom.CompositeElement}
  The item(s) to size.
  @param {Number} width The new width to set (ignored if undefined or NaN).
  @param {Number} height The new height to set (ignored if undefined or NaN).