[whatwg] Keywords for the pattern attribute [was: RFC: <input type="username">]

[Schalk Neethling]

If the pattern email will map to a default of evaluating the input as if you used type=email you may have a problem but, if you have the specific need mentioned, change your pattern?

Schalk Neethling

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Subject: Re: [whatwg] Keywords for the pattern attribute [was: RFC: <input type="username">]

> <input type="text" pattern="email">
> <input type="username" pattern="email">

What if for some strange reason I wanted to only allow the text e-m-a-i-l ? There would have to be some way to differentiate between a keyword and a normal pattern.