Re: Canvas and Interactivity

Robert O’Callahan:
> What does that mean for those of us who fear WebIDL?

:)

A valueOf method on an object allows it to be converted into a primitive
when used with particular operators:

  >>> rect = { x: { valueOf: function() { return 12.5 } } }
  [object Object]
  >>> rect.x + 50
  62.5

The internal [[DefaultValue]] method by default in ES232 calls valueOf
on the object.  So another way to achieve the same effect (the
SVGAnimatedLength object acting like a Number in some contexts) would be
to override that [[DefaultValue]].
 
  http://bclary.com/2004/11/07/#a-8.6.2.6

It’s not perfect, though.  And it feels a bit too “clever”.  It also
wouldn’t work for SVGAnimatedBoolean objects, since the ECMAScript
ToBoolean() operator doesn’t invoke [[DefaultValue]] like ToNumber()
does.

If we could get away with it, I agree that it would be better to just
replace the SVGAnimated* things with something simpler like what you
suggest.

-- 
Cameron McCormack ≝ http://mcc.id.au/