Karl Rudd wrote:
> Err no, actually "expandos" refers to "non-standard" attributes that
> get added to DOM elements. They "expand" the attributes that are
> available on an element.
>
> For instance adding an "expando" attribute called "hello":
>
>     <input type="submit" value="blah" hello="Hello world!">
>
> Because they're "non-standard" they can cause memory leak problems
> under Internet Explorer if they refer to other DOM elements.
>
> More info here:
>
>     
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/properties/expando.asp
>
> Karl Rudd
>   
Karl,

  Thanks for the excellent explanation. When it comes to adding 
attributes, "Primitives are your friend" -- Mike Alsup.

~ Brice

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