9403 2010-04-04 12:29:18 +0000 The output element example is confusing 2010-10-04 14:55:39 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG pre-LC1 HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson) unspecified All All CLOSED FIXED http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/forms.html#the-output-element P3 normal --- 1 mounir ian ian mike Ms2ger public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 34512 0 mounir 2010-04-04 12:29:18 +0000 In the specifications, the example for the output element is: <form onsubmit="return false"> <input name=a type=number step=any> + <input name=b type=number step=any> = <output onforminput="value = a.value + b.value"></output> </form> However, "a.value + b.value" is a string concatenation so if a.value='1' and b.value='2' we are getting "12" in output. It sounds the example idea is to show "3" instead of "12". There are two solutions: 1. using * instead of + so there will be no more confusion with + method of the string concatenation. 2. changing onforminput to "value = parseFloat(a.value) + parseFloat(b.value);" 34518 1 Ms2ger 2010-04-04 18:36:58 +0000 Or even better, make it <output onforminput="value = a.valueAsNumber + b.valueAsNumber"></output> 34521 2 mounir 2010-04-04 21:29:43 +0000 Indeed, .valueAsNumber is even better ;) 34820 3 ian 2010-04-12 23:39:05 +0000 EDITOR'S RESPONSE: This is an Editor's Response to your comment. If you are satisfied with this response, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If you have additional information and would like the editor to reconsider, please reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest title and text for the tracker issue; or you may create a tracker issue yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document: http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html Status: Accepted Change Description: see diff given below Rationale: Concurred with reporter's comments. 34822 4 contributor 2010-04-12 23:40:30 +0000 Checked in as WHATWG revision r5005. Check-in comment: Make the example make more sense. http://html5.org/tools/web-apps-tracker?from=5004&to=5005