Re: Figuring out easier readonly interfaces

On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Mark S. Miller <erights@google.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 2:16 AM, Robert O'Callahan <robert@ocallahan.org>
> wrote:
>> "DOMRectReadOnly" means that this interface provides only read access to
>> the object. It says nothing about whether there are ways to mutate the
>> object, whether through other interfaces on the same object or via related
>> DOM objects (e.g. when a DOMRectReadOnly is returned by the "bounds"
>> attribute of a mutable DOMQuad). This name may be confusing,
>
> The notion that the "Only" in the name refers only to the interface and not
> the object is confusing and bizarre. None of "DOM", "Rect", or "Read" refer
> to the interface, they all refer to the object.

We have the same notion elsewhere though. E.g. a <input readonly>
cannot be modified by the user, but can be modified through script.
Attributes annotated in IDL with "readonly" have the same behavior.


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