[whatwg] WF 2.0 -- HTMLTextAreaElement [ type ] attribute

[Garrett Smith]

Yes,  I was assuming. That was my mistake. type is in fact a DOM
property, not an attribute. Should have thought twice before posting.


On 9/15/07, Magnus Kristiansen <magnusrk+whatwg at pvv.org> wrote:
> 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."
>


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