17776 2012-07-14 03:38:39 +0000 WD-FileAPI-20120712 has a dynamic attribute FileReader#result 2012-09-14 10:39:28 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG HTML5 spec unspecified PC All RESOLVED WONTFIX P2 normal --- 1 g.psy.va+w3org dave.null mike public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking robin public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 69976 0 g.psy.va+w3org 2012-07-14 03:38:39 +0000 As you see in http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-FileAPI-20120712/, interface FileReader: EventTarget { readonly attribute (DOMString or ArrayBuffer)? result; }; The "result" attribute is a union type defined in WebIDL. This IDL might be valid, but how do statically-typed languages like Java represent it? I think HTML specs should not use union member types because there are webidl-to-statically-typed-language-definition tools. Regards, --------- gfx 70255 1 contributor 2012-07-18 07:13:25 +0000 This bug was cloned to create bug 17892 as part of operation convergence. 73877 2 robin 2012-09-14 10:39:28 +0000 Same decision as https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=17892.