Re: pseudo-attributes

Tab Atkins Jr. wrote:
> Really?  At least in terms of scripting, value *does* update 
> interactively.  I can ask for the value of an input initially and after 
> typing things in, and they're different.

The DOM value property updates.  The value attribute does not.  Except 
in IE, they're not the same thing.

> As for breaking sites, do you mean that sites are currently relying on 
> the [value] selector only keying off of the written @value attribute in 
> the code?

No, there are sites relying on the value attribute not changing when the 
user types.

-Boris

Received on Wednesday, 29 October 2008 16:58:40 UTC