Re: [comment] XMLHttpRequest Object - Address Extensibility

"Anne van Kesteren" <annevk@opera.com>
> I didn't really like it either, I was hoping for comments :-) It seems 
> extensibility in the DOM in general is a bit unaddressed.

Yep, :-(

>> Extension requirements similar to ECMAScript would be a much more 
>> logical approach.
>
> Pointer?

Well it pretty much says "do what you want!"

http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/Ecma-262.pdf
section 2
A conforming implementation of ECMAScript is permitted to provide additional 
types, values, objects,

properties, and functions beyond those described in this specification. In 
particular, a conforming

implementation of ECMAScript is permitted to provide properties not 
described in this specification, and

values for those properties, for objects that are described in this 
specification.

A conforming implementation of ECMAScript is permitted to support program 
and regular expression syntax

not described in this specification. In particular, a conforming 
implementation of ECMAScript is permitted to

support program syntax that makes use of the "future reserved words" listed 
in 7.5.3 of this specification.

Received on Friday, 21 April 2006 20:59:24 UTC