Attribute and SVG object synchronization.

• From: Blaine Brodie <bbrodie@savagesoftware.com>
• Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 09:09:26 -0700
• To: www-svg@w3.org
• Message-id: <fc.0085846d00016fb80085846d00016fb8.170d6@savagesoftware.com>

The current SVG specification does not mention this, but I assume that an
SVGElement's attributes must be synchronized with their corresponding SVG
objects.  For example, an SVGCircleElement's 'cx' attribute must be
synchronized with its 'cx' SVGAnimatedLength object.  So, if I perform the
following calls on SVGCircleElement named 'circle':
  circle.setAttribute("cx", "100");
  circle.getCx().getBaseVal().setValue(50);

then circle.getAttribute("cx") should return '50'.  Right?

This leads me into another question regarding outstanding references to
SVG objects.  What is expected to happen to these references when the
attribute's string value becomes updated.  Do these objects simply get
detached from their parent elements or do they get updated with new
values?  Here's an example:

  circle.setAttribute("cx", "50");
  SVGLength length = circle.getCx().getBaseVal(); //got a reference
  length.getValue(); //returns 50

  circle.setAttribute("cx", "100"); //set the 'cx' attribute.  Is the
outstanding 'length' reference updated or detached from its parent element?
  length.getValue(); //returns '50' or '100'?

Thanks for the clarification.
---
Blaine

Received on Thursday, 26 October 2000 12:09:47 UTC