[DOMCore] Node.isEqualNode() and Attr object equality

• From: David Flanagan <dflanagan@mozilla.com>
• Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:00:09 -0700
• To: www-dom@w3.org
• Message-ID: <4E5BEFC9.2070503@mozilla.com>

The spec for Node.isEqualNode() says that "the associated list of 
attributes" of two elements must be equal in order for the function to 
return true.  The word "list" implies that the attributes are to be 
compared as a list, in which order matters.  But I think that the intent 
is that they are to be compared as sets in which order does not matter.  
Right?

Also, the spec does not seem to say what it means for two Attr objects 
to be equal.  I suspect that the prefix of an attribute does not matter 
for equality: only the namespace, local name and value.  Correct?  This 
is the behavior that I see in Firefox, at least.

   David

Received on Monday, 29 August 2011 20:00:47 UTC