Re: ISSUE-2 (OnFoo Attributes): Event Handler Attributes (onfoo Attributes) and Add/Remove Event Listener [DOM3 Events]

• From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
• Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:30:59 -0700
• To: Web Applications Working Group WG <public-webapps@w3.org>
• Message-Id: <54FD0900-32FF-480C-BDCE-C5AD0FC841F3@apple.com>

On Jun 11, 2008, at 11:51 AM, Web Applications Working Group Issue  
Tracker wrote:

>
> ISSUE-2 (OnFoo Attributes): Event Handler Attributes (onfoo  
> Attributes) and Add/Remove Event Listener [DOM3 Events]
>
> http://www.w3.org/2008/webapps/track/issues/
>
> Raised by: Doug Schepers
> On product: DOM3 Events
>
> Should Event Handler attributes (so-called 'onfoo attributes') be  
> exposed in the  Add/RemoveEventListener interface?
>

I don't think any browser exposes these currently via addEventListener/ 
removeEventListener, but they do participate in the event dispatch  
order. Another way to look at it is: they are added, but the function  
created from the attribute is not added directly, it is wrapped with  
an event listener that cannot be observed from JavaScript.

Regards,
Maciej

Received on Wednesday, 11 June 2008 19:31:40 UTC