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| Message-ID | <2531419.sRAszf16aN@PointedEars.de> (permalink) |
|---|---|
| From | Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> |
| Organization | PointedEars Software (PES) |
| Date | 2013-12-25 22:42 +0100 |
| Subject | Re: DOM attributes on listener scope chain |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.javascript |
| References | <4-KdnZdprtC0sifPnZ2dnUVZ_rKdnZ2d@westnet.com.au> <7b387e55-5dda-4c72-a4b2-ae4daf9404a3@googlegroups.com> |
Michael Haufe (TNO) wrote: > On Tuesday, December 24, 2013 7:04:35 PM UTC-6, RobG wrote: > ... >> Does anyone know the history of this feature? It seems little used and >> rarely documented, I know PointedEars has looked into it in the past but >> I can't find references. > > IIRC this was initially a "feature" of IE due to document.all + VBScript. No; as I wrote on Twitter [1], referring to my answer at Stack Overflow [2], that scope chain augmentation was part of the original JavaScript makeup already – in order to make it easier for beginners –, when there was no distinction between language and AOM/DOM. References are at Stack Overflow as well. [1] <https://twitter.com/PointedEars2/status/404987315061149696> [2] <http://stackoverflow.com/a/9160009/855543> -- PointedEars Twitter: @PointedEars2 Please do not Cc: me. / Bitte keine Kopien per E-Mail.
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DOM attributes on listener scope chain RobG <rgqld@iinet.net.au> - 2013-12-25 11:04 +1000
Re: DOM attributes on listener scope chain "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2013-12-24 19:38 -0800
Re: DOM attributes on listener scope chain Joao Rodrigues <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2013-12-25 10:23 -0200
Re: DOM attributes on listener scope chain RobG <rgqld@iinet.net.au> - 2013-12-26 09:49 +1000
Re: DOM attributes on listener scope chain RobG <rgqld@iinet.net.au> - 2013-12-26 11:05 +1000
Re: DOM attributes on listener scope chain "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2013-12-24 19:47 -0800
Re: DOM attributes on listener scope chain Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-12-25 22:42 +0100
Re: DOM attributes on listener scope chain "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2013-12-25 13:52 -0800
Re: DOM attributes on listener scope chain Andreas Bergmaier <andber93@web.de> - 2014-01-07 19:27 +0100
Re: DOM attributes on listener scope chain Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-01-07 19:42 +0100
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