21227 2013-03-08 18:07:34 +0000 Remove static keyword from MediaSource.isTypeSupported() 2013-03-11 15:34:50 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG Media Source Extensions unspecified PC Linux RESOLVED WONTFIX P2 normal --- 1 acolwell adrianba ddorwin mike public-html-media public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 84126 0 acolwell 2013-03-08 18:07:34 +0000 Static methods don't appear to be common in the web platform. A quick grep of WebKit IDL files show that only 3 classes have static methods. I propose that the 'static' keyword be removed. 84127 1 adrianba 2013-03-08 18:19:58 +0000 static is a relatively new addition to WebIDL and the platform to avoid singleton objects that were used in the past. It has been used in some newer APIs such as File API [1] and IndexedDB [2]. Adding methods to the prototype is common in JavaScript (e.g. the methods on Array). Since it has already been added to the platform it seems appropriate to use it for its intended purpose. If we don't use new features because they are new they will never become common. [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/FileAPI/#creating-revoking [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/IndexedDB/ 84128 2 acolwell 2013-03-08 18:24:44 +0000 Ok. I'm fine with keeping this then. I was just looking around WebKit for examples and found very few so thought I should bring this up especially since HTMLMediaElement.canPlayType() is not static.