ISSUE-181: Use case for FileError and FileException name attribute

FileError-Name

Use case for FileError and FileException name attribute

State:

CLOSED

Product:

HISTORICAL: File API [this spec uses Bugzilla for all Bug and Issue tracking http://tinyurl.com/Bugs-FileAPI]

Raised by:

Adrian Bateman

Opened on:

2011-06-06

Description:

FileError [1] and FileException [2] both define a DOMString attribute called name that contains the name of the error/exception constant as a string. Since this is not a useful "human readable" error message, and developers should be encouraged to write code that compares against the code attribute, it's not clear what the purpose of 'name' is. We'd prefer to remove it.

[1] http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/FileAPI/#dfn-nameError
[2] http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/FileAPI/#dfn-name-exception

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Related emails:

1. RE: [File API] Issue 182 about OperationNotAllowed (from adrianba@microsoft.com on 2011-10-01)
2. [File API] Issue 182 about OperationNowAllowed (from arun@mozilla.com on 2011-09-29)
3. Re: WebApps-ISSUE-181 (FileError-Name): Use case for FileError and FileException name attribute [File API] (from arun@mozilla.com on 2011-06-21)
4. Re: WebApps-ISSUE-181 (FileError-Name): Use case for FileError and FileException name attribute [File API] (from cam@mcc.id.au on 2011-06-07)
5. Re: WebApps-ISSUE-181 (FileError-Name): Use case for FileError and FileException name attribute [File API] (from Simetrical+w3c@gmail.com on 2011-06-06)
6. RE: Publishing an update of File API spec (from adrianba@microsoft.com on 2011-06-06)
7. WebApps-ISSUE-181 (FileError-Name): Use case for FileError and FileException name attribute [File API] (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2011-06-06)

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