On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:42:07 +0200, Andrei Popescu <andreip@google.com> wrote: > I guess using a float is also fine since WebIDL says it maps to Number > in ECMAScript. But why doesn't WebIDL allow double? Numbers in > ECMASctipt are doubles... Not sure, maybe OMG IDL did it this way and heycam did not think about changing it. > Anyway, I imagine this was already discussed > by the group defining WebIDL, do you have any pointer to the > discussion? Out of curiosity, I'd like to read it. I don't recall this being discussed. The goal is mostly to provide a better definition of OMG IDL where the language bindings are defined in a central place plus any extensions specifications written today need. (E.g. optional arguments, overloading, etc.) -- Anne van Kesteren http://annevankesteren.nl/Received on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 11:52:39 GMT
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