[whatwg] Canvas: dash list API

[Ian Hickson]

On Sat, 22 Dec 2012, Anne van Kesteren wrote:
>
> Is there not some way we can have a lineDash attribute that returns a 
> manipulatable object that inherits from Array rather than the current 
> Java-like API? I remember this was discussed when getLineDash() and 
> setLineDash() were added, but I think it's worth taking another look at 
> this.
> 
> (For URLs I want something similar for path segments and I'd rather not 
> introduce get/set methods.)

What would you want to have happen in the case of a library method that 
saves the context, sets the dash to an internal value, draws a line, saves 
the dash state to an internal value, restores the context, then returns? 
Should the caller, if they then grab the dashed line object from the 
context, get the internal value of the library? Should the restore() call 
mutate the saved dash object?

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