- From: Arun Ranganathan <arun@mozilla.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 08:04:13 -0700
- To: David Levin <levin@google.com>
- CC: Web Applications Working Group WG <public-webapps@w3.org>, public-device-apis <public-device-apis@w3.org>
On 5/13/10 7:37 AM, David Levin wrote: > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 5:27 AM, Arun Ranganathan<arun@mozilla.com> wrote: > > >> Greetings WebApps WG, >> >> I have updated the editor's draft of the File API to reflect changes that >> have been in discussion. >> >> http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/FileAPI >> >> Notably: >> >> 1. Blobs now allow further binary data operations by exposing an >> ArrayBuffer property that represents the Blob. >> > > Does this imply *sync* access to the blob data? "new > DataArray(blob.blobBuffer).getInt8(0);" > Sync. access to a Blob shouldn't be allowed; this is a *big* oversight on my part, and I think how the property is exposed should be considered better. > Also, does it imply the ability to modify the blob contents? (If so, what > does this mean when there is a file backing it?) > "new DataArray(blob.blobBuffer).setInt8(0, 0);" > This is part of the same oversight (evident in the editor's draft). I think this aspect of things should be left to BlobBuilder or FileWriter. -- A* > Thanks, dave > >
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