16938 2012-05-04 22:40:44 +0000 Change numeric constants to enumerated strings 2012-07-17 21:55:14 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG Media Source Extensions unspecified PC Linux RESOLVED FIXED P2 normal --- 1 odinho adrianba acolwell ddorwin mike public-html-media public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 67340 0 odinho 2012-05-04 22:40:44 +0000 From looking around at code on the internet, numeric constants are not really used at all. They don't fit very well into javascript, as it is not typed, so it's easier and shorter to just write the constant (1) instead of the (node.MY_CONSTANT). IndexedDB recently made the change to a enum of strings. http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2012JanMar/thread.html#msg814 The disadvantage is that numeric constants are sadly used elsewhere. So it's more consistent continue as they are now. However, using enumerated strings will make the code much more readable and obvious. 70055 1 acolwell 2012-07-17 21:55:14 +0000 The numeric constants were removed during the conversion to the object-oriented API(https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=17082). Strings are used now.