20528 2012-12-28 12:02:08 +0000 Definition of [[Prototype]] for the interface prototype object is confusing 2013-08-04 06:49:27 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified WebAppsWG WebIDL unspecified All All RESOLVED FIXED [v1] P2 normal --- 1 Ms2ger cam annevk mike public-script-coord public-webapps-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 80658 0 Ms2ger 2012-12-28 12:02:08 +0000 > The interface prototype object for a given interface A MUST have > an internal [[Prototype]] property whose value is as follows: > > 1. If A is declared with the [NamedPropertiesObject] extended > attribute, then the value of the internal [[Prototype]] > property of A is the named properties object for A, as defined > in section 4.4.4 below. > 2. Otherwise, if A is not declared to inherit from another > interface, then the value of the internal [[Prototype]] > property of A is the Array prototype object ([ECMA-262], > section 15.4.4) if the interface was declared with > [ArrayClass], or the Object prototype object otherwise > ([ECMA-262], section 15.2.4). > 3. Otherwise, the value of the internal [[Prototype]] property of > A is the interface prototype object for the inherited interface. refers repeatedly to "the internal [[Prototype]] property of A", but A is an interface. IMO, it would make more sense to structure this part as: > The interface prototype object for a given interface A MUST have > an internal [[Prototype]] property whose value is returned by the > following steps: > > 1. If A is declared with the [NamedPropertiesObject] extended > attribute, return the named properties object for A, as > defined in section 4.4.4 below. > 2. ... > 3. ... 91598 1 cam 2013-08-04 06:49:27 +0000 Yeah, sounds good. http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/2006/webapi/WebIDL/Overview.xml.diff?r1=1.678;r2=1.679;f=h http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/2006/webapi/WebIDL/v1.xml.diff?r1=1.120;r2=1.121;f=h