[html5] r6309 - [e] (0) Try to clarify some of the conformance requirements around pattern=''. F [...]

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Author: ianh
Date: 2011-07-15 15:11:14 -0700 (Fri, 15 Jul 2011)
New Revision: 6309

Modified:
   complete.html
   index
   source
Log:
[e] (0) Try to clarify some of the conformance requirements around pattern=''.
Fixing http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=12555

Modified: complete.html
===================================================================
--- complete.html	2011-07-15 20:39:59 UTC (rev 6308)
+++ complete.html	2011-07-15 22:11:14 UTC (rev 6309)
@@ -47778,12 +47778,16 @@
   entirety of each of the element's <a href=#concept-fe-values title=concept-fe-values>value<em>s</em></a>, then the element
   is <a href=#suffering-from-a-pattern-mismatch>suffering from a pattern mismatch</a>.</p>
 
+  <p>The <a href=#compiled-pattern-regular-expression>compiled pattern regular expression</a>, when
+  matched against a string, must have its start anchored to the start
+  of the string and its end anchored to the end of the string.</p>
+
   <p class=note>This implies that the regular expression language
   used for this attribute is the same as that used in JavaScript,
   except that the <code title=attr-input-pattern><a href=#attr-input-pattern>pattern</a></code>
-  attribute must match the entire value, not just any subset (somewhat
-  as if it implied a <code title="">^(?:</code> at the start of the
-  pattern and a <code title="">)$</code> at the end).</p>
+  attribute is matched against the entire value, not just any subset
+  (somewhat as if it implied a <code title="">^(?:</code> at the start
+  of the pattern and a <code title="">)$</code> at the end).</p>
 
   </div>
 

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2011-07-15 20:39:59 UTC (rev 6308)
+++ index	2011-07-15 22:11:14 UTC (rev 6309)
@@ -47650,12 +47650,16 @@
   entirety of each of the element's <a href=#concept-fe-values title=concept-fe-values>value<em>s</em></a>, then the element
   is <a href=#suffering-from-a-pattern-mismatch>suffering from a pattern mismatch</a>.</p>
 
+  <p>The <a href=#compiled-pattern-regular-expression>compiled pattern regular expression</a>, when
+  matched against a string, must have its start anchored to the start
+  of the string and its end anchored to the end of the string.</p>
+
   <p class=note>This implies that the regular expression language
   used for this attribute is the same as that used in JavaScript,
   except that the <code title=attr-input-pattern><a href=#attr-input-pattern>pattern</a></code>
-  attribute must match the entire value, not just any subset (somewhat
-  as if it implied a <code title="">^(?:</code> at the start of the
-  pattern and a <code title="">)$</code> at the end).</p>
+  attribute is matched against the entire value, not just any subset
+  (somewhat as if it implied a <code title="">^(?:</code> at the start
+  of the pattern and a <code title="">)$</code> at the end).</p>
 
   </div>
 

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2011-07-15 20:39:59 UTC (rev 6308)
+++ source	2011-07-15 22:11:14 UTC (rev 6309)
@@ -53431,12 +53431,16 @@
   title="concept-fe-values">value<em>s</em></span>, then the element
   is <span>suffering from a pattern mismatch</span>.</p>
 
+  <p>The <span>compiled pattern regular expression</span>, when
+  matched against a string, must have its start anchored to the start
+  of the string and its end anchored to the end of the string.</p>
+
   <p class="note">This implies that the regular expression language
   used for this attribute is the same as that used in JavaScript,
   except that the <code title="attr-input-pattern">pattern</code>
-  attribute must match the entire value, not just any subset (somewhat
-  as if it implied a <code title="">^(?:</code> at the start of the
-  pattern and a <code title="">)$</code> at the end).</p>
+  attribute is matched against the entire value, not just any subset
+  (somewhat as if it implied a <code title="">^(?:</code> at the start
+  of the pattern and a <code title="">)$</code> at the end).</p>
 
   </div>