It would make more sense to me for a method named "get" to return the same object every time. In particular, it's desirable to be able to control/reduce memory allocations in code that is concerned with smooth animations. - Kris On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 8:30 AM, Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@mit.edu> wrote: > On 5/19/14, 6:52 AM, Erik Dahlström wrote: > >> It sounds rather java-like to have a get method for this IMHO. In any >> case, if the WebIDL is the limitation >> > > Again, the real question is what semantics you want. The first question > is: do you want to return a live list or a snapshot? The second question > is: do you want to return the same object every time (with presumably some > explicit update points for the snapshot case) or a new object each time? > > Once you decide on the answers to those questions, then we can talk about > how to express it in IDL. Fwiw, all four combinations there are in fact > expressible in IDL. > > -Boris > >Received on Monday, 19 May 2014 16:48:55 UTC
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