[whatwg] ECMAScript extensions in Web Applications

[Ian Hickson]

On Sat, 15 Oct 2005, L. David Baron wrote:
>
> That said, if that is what it's trying to say, it's rather poorly 
> worded, since it refers to the binding where I think it shouldn't.
> 
> The ability to use a function (often anonymous) instead of having to 
> construct an object for a single-method interface is quite useful.
> 
> I'm not sure whether there's value in having the reverse feature in the 
> binding, i.e., saying that objects from outside the ECMAScript world 
> reflected into it that implement the one-method EventListener interface 
> act like functions.  I don't know if current browsers do this.

Well, the EventTarget interfaces are defined as taking EventListeners. So 
from another language, if it isn't null, you can call .handleEvent() on 
them. I don't see how else to define it. Suggestions are very welcome 
though. How would you improve it?

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