ISSUE-2323: Consider aligning SVG*List interfaces with other arraylike types

array-notation-for-list

Consider aligning SVG*List interfaces with other arraylike types

State:

RAISED

Product:

SVG 2

Raised by:

Erik Dahlström

Opened on:

2010-05-07

Description:

The SVG*List interfaces in SVG 1.1 are a bit different from e.g NodeList, which uses ".length" instead of ".numberOfItems", and which allows array notation for accessing items in the list, "mylist[3]" instead of "mylist.item(3)" and "mylist.getItem(3)" (for all SVG*List except SVGElementInstanceList).

We should consider changing the IDL definitions to align with the NodeList / Array syntax in ecmascript.

Note: the SVGElementInstanceList is in line with the definition of NodeList, which also has the item() method. The other list types are all using getItem.

Related Actions Items:

• ACTION-2975 on Cameron McCormack to Spec out .length and array indexing for svg list types - due 2011-03-07, closed

Related emails:

1. minutes, SVG WG Auckland F2F, day 2 (from ed@opera.com on 2011-03-01)
2. Minutes, 10 may 2010 SVG telcon (from chris@w3.org on 2010-05-10)
3. SVG WG Telecon Meeting Notes 5/10/2010 (from patd@microsoft.com on 2010-05-10)
4. Agenda SVG WG telcon May 10, 2010 (from ed@opera.com on 2010-05-10)
5. ISSUE-2323 (array-notation-for-list): Consider aligning SVG*List interfaces with other arraylike types [SVG 2.0] (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2010-05-07)

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