On Jan 28, 2007, at 12:11 AM, Anne van Kesteren wrote:
Given the input from Björn I suppose there's no real need for a
method that returns a single element node (assuming implementations
make that optimization). Given that, I propose we rename .getAll()
to .getElementsBySelector() and drop .get() (on both Document and
Element).
Even with Björn's suggestion, the plural version still allocates and
destroys the collection object that you don't need if you are getting
a single version. Also it's more awkward to use in the case where you
want a single item. I admit though that if the name ends up being
longer than getElementById as currently proposed, it's less likely
authors would use it in place gEBI.
Regards,
Maciej
One advantage is that it's consistent with the naming people
already use for custom written functions that have this
functionality. In theory it's also not harder to type
than .getElementsByTagName(). The only thing that makes it differ
from the other getElementsBy* method(s) is that it doesn't return a
live NodeList. I don't see that as a major problem.
If there are no strong objections I'll implement this in the
specification.
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Anne van Kesteren
<http://annevankesteren.nl/>
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