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Re: [IndexedDB] Any particular reason built-in properties are not indexable?

From: Jeremy Orlow <jorlow@chromium.org>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:33:12 -0700
Message-ID: <AANLkTikv0WZFmH-yU-xW-yL6w-b0ojv74vf=DdH94WN5@mail.gmail.com>
To: Pablo Castro <Pablo.Castro@microsoft.com>
Cc: public-webapps WG <public-webapps@w3.org>
Indexing toString or general getters seems like a bad idea since they can
run arbitrary code.  Wouldn't removing the restriction allow for that?

J

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 11:51 AM, Pablo Castro
<Pablo.Castro@microsoft.com>wrote:

>  The spec today requires that properties key paths point at need to be
> enumerated (see 3.1.2 “Object Store”). Any particular reason for that? It
> would be reasonable to allow an index on say the “length” property of a
> string. Perhaps we’re opening the door for too much, so I wanted to double
> check so we make an explicit call one way or the other. Thoughts?
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> Thanks
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> -pablo
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