[thelist] Workaround for setAttribute bug in IE7?
Edwin Martin
edwin at bitstorm.org
Thu Dec 14 07:49:12 CST 2006
Matt Warden wrote:
> Try to make this simple:
>
> Clearly an operation manipulating the DOM:
> input.setAttribute('size', 5);
>
> Clearly an assignment to an object property:
> input.size = 5;
>
But since all modern browsers bind the properties to the DOM, what is
the difference?
Here is a list of all bindings:
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-DOM-Level-1/ecma-script-language-binding.html
> Aside from my entire argument, you can do a simple google search to
> see how often this issue trips up developers.
>
I haven't noticed any problems since IE6.
Edwin Martin
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