[Bug 16938] New: Change numeric constants to enumerated strings

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16938

           Summary: Change numeric constants to enumerated strings
           Product: HTML WG
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Media Source Extensions
        AssignedTo: adrianba@microsoft.com
        ReportedBy: odinho@opera.com
         QAContact: public-html-bugzilla@w3.org
                CC: mike@w3.org, public-html-wg-issue-tracking@w3.org,
                    public-html@w3.org


>From looking around at code on the internet, numeric constants are not really
used at all. They don't fit very well into javascript, as it is not typed, so
it's easier and shorter to just write the constant (1) instead of the
(node.MY_CONSTANT).

IndexedDB recently made the change to a enum of strings.

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2012JanMar/thread.html#msg814

The disadvantage is that numeric constants are sadly used elsewhere. So it's
more consistent continue as they are now. However, using enumerated strings
will make the code much more readable and obvious.

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Received on Friday, 4 May 2012 22:40:47 UTC