Subj : Re: Rhino E4X bug or feature?
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : Martin Honnen
Date : Wed Jul 20 2005 08:49 pm



Olinda Spider wrote:

> XML prototype functions are not found when executed in a with block,
> the following code reproduces the issue.  Is the a bug or a feature?
> 
> xml = <a><b>c</b></a>
> b1 = xml.child('b')  // this works
> with (xml) {
>   b2 = child('b')    // this does not work
> }

I don't think it is a bug, it is a "feature" introduced by making XML 
objects special and having their children and attributes made their 
script properties. To achieve that method lookup on XML objects is special.

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	Martin Honnen
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