Author: ianh
Date: 2008-08-22 12:57:49 -0700 (Fri, 22 Aug 2008)
New Revision: 2105
Modified:
index
source
Log:
[a] (0) Reword the <script> section to allow the element to be used for data blocks that aren't actually used by any scripts. Also include an example.
Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index 2008-08-22 07:12:59 UTC (rev 2104)
+++ index 2008-08-22 19:57:49 UTC (rev 2105)
@@ -26442,7 +26442,7 @@
</dl>
<p>The <code><a href="#script1">script</a></code> element allows authors to
- include dynamic script and script data in their documents.
+ include dynamic script and data blocks in their documents.
<p>When used to include dynamic scripts, the scripts may either be embedded
inline or may be imported from an external file using the <code
@@ -26453,18 +26453,18 @@
href="#type11">type</a></code> attribute is present, its value must be the
type of the script's language.
- <p>When used to include script data, the script data must be embedded
- inline, the format of the data must be given using the <code
- title=attr-script-type><a href="#type11">type</a></code> attribute, and
- the <code title=attr-script-src><a href="#src9">src</a></code> attribute
- must not be specified.
+ <p>When used to include data blocks, the data must be embedded inline, the
+ format of the data must be given using the <code title=attr-script-type><a
+ href="#type11">type</a></code> attribute, and the <code
+ title=attr-script-src><a href="#src9">src</a></code> attribute must not be
+ specified.
<p>The <dfn id=type11 title=attr-script-type><code>type</code></dfn>
- attribute gives the language of the script or format of the script data.
- If the attribute is present, its value must be a valid MIME type,
- optionally with parameters. The <code title="">charset</code> parameter
- must not be specified. (The default, which is used if the attribute is
- absent, is "<code title="">text/javascript</code>".) <a
+ attribute gives the language of the script or format of the data. If the
+ attribute is present, its value must be a valid MIME type, optionally with
+ parameters. The <code title="">charset</code> parameter must not be
+ specified. (The default, which is used if the attribute is absent, is
+ "<code title="">text/javascript</code>".) <a
href="#refsRFC2046">[RFC2046]</a>
<p>The <dfn id=src9 title=attr-script-src><code>src</code></dfn> attribute,
@@ -26884,6 +26884,26 @@
way as the <code><a href="#textcontent">textContent</a></code> DOM
attribute.
+ <div class=example>
+ <p>In this example, two <code><a href="#script1">script</a></code>
+ elements are used. One embeds an external script, and the other includes
+ some data.</p>
+
+ <pre><script src="game-engine.js"></script>
+<script type="text/x-game-map">
+........U.........e
+o............x....e
+.....x.....xxx....e
+.x..xxx...xxxxx...e
+</script></pre>
+
+ <p>The data in this case might be used by the script to generate the map
+ of a video game. The data doesn't have to be used that way, though; maybe
+ the map data is actually embedded in other parts of the page's markup,
+ and the data block here is just used by the site's search engine to help
+ users who are looking for particular features in their game maps.</p>
+ </div>
+
<h5 id=scriptingLanguages><span class=secno>4.10.1.1. </span>Scripting
languages</h5>
Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source 2008-08-22 07:12:59 UTC (rev 2104)
+++ source 2008-08-22 19:57:49 UTC (rev 2105)
@@ -23807,7 +23807,7 @@
</dl>
<p>The <code>script</code> element allows authors to include dynamic
- script and script data in their documents.</p>
+ script and data blocks in their documents.</p>
<p>When used to include dynamic scripts, the scripts may either be
embedded inline or may be imported from an external file using the
@@ -23818,16 +23818,16 @@
attribute is present, its value must be the type of the script's
language.</p>
- <p>When used to include script data, the script data must be
- embedded inline, the format of the data must be given using the
- <code title="attr-script-type">type</code> attribute, and the <code
+ <p>When used to include data blocks, the data must be embedded
+ inline, the format of the data must be given using the <code
+ title="attr-script-type">type</code> attribute, and the <code
title="attr-script-src">src</code> attribute must not be
specified.</p>
<p>The <dfn title="attr-script-type"><code>type</code></dfn>
- attribute gives the language of the script or format of the script
- data. If the attribute is present, its value must be a valid MIME
- type, optionally with parameters. The <code title="">charset</code>
+ attribute gives the language of the script or format of the data. If
+ the attribute is present, its value must be a valid MIME type,
+ optionally with parameters. The <code title="">charset</code>
parameter must not be specified. (The default, which is used if the
attribute is absent, is "<code title="">text/javascript</code>".) <a
href="#refsRFC2046">[RFC2046]</a></p>
@@ -24340,6 +24340,30 @@
same way as the <code>textContent</code> DOM attribute.</p>
+ <div class="example">
+
+ <p>In this example, two <code>script</code> elements are used. One
+ embeds an external script, and the other includes some data.</p>
+
+ <pre><script src="game-engine.js"></script>
+<script type="text/x-game-map">
+........U.........e
+o............x....e
+.....x.....xxx....e
+.x..xxx...xxxxx...e
+</script></pre>
+
+ <p>The data in this case might be used by the script to generate
+ the map of a video game. The data doesn't have to be used that way,
+ though; maybe the map data is actually embedded in other parts of
+ the page's markup, and the data block here is just used by the
+ site's search engine to help users who are looking for particular
+ features in their game maps.</p>
+
+ </div>
+
+
+
<h5 id="scriptingLanguages">Scripting languages</h5>
<p>A user agent is said to <dfn>support the scripting language</dfn>