- From: Magnus Kristiansen <magnusrk+whatwg@pvv.org>
- Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:19:00 +0200
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:52:33 +0200, Garrett Smith <dhtmlkitchen at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Regarding the [type] attribute:
> ================================================
> interface HTMLTextAreaElement : HTMLElement {
> attribute DOMString defaultValue;
> readonly attribute HTMLFormElement form;
> attribute DOMString accessKey;
> attribute long cols;
> attribute boolean disabled;
> attribute DOMString name;
> attribute boolean readOnly;
> attribute long rows;
> attribute long tabIndex;
> readonly attribute DOMString type;
> ================================================
>
> What does the |type| attribute do?
Input has .type, to mirror the attribute. The fact that both select
(redundant with .multiple) and textarea (always the same) also have .type
suggests to me it was intended to allow a unified view of all form
controls. You can check .type directly without having to bother with
checking the .tagName or similar first.
--
Magnus Kristiansen
"Don't worry; the Universe IS out to get you."
Received on Saturday, 15 September 2007 17:19:00 UTC