Hi, That is indeed a regression and we'll fix it.
However, I can't stop myself from wondering what kind of bizarre HTML actually sports children for input tags ;) Best, Tobie On Feb 15, 8:58 am, Andrés Robinet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Andrés Robinet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrés > > Robinet > > Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 2:51 AM > > To: 'prototype-core@googlegroups.com' > > Subject: Selector.findChildElements issue > > > Hi All, > > > I found what appears to be a bug in Selector.findChildElements. I'm using > > prototype 1.6.0.2 and this behavior was not present in version 1.6.0. I've > > experienced this behavior on both IE 7 and FF 2 (didn't test other > > browsers). > > > Calling element.descendants() on an input element will call > > element.select('*') which in turn calls Selector.findChildElements(element, > > '*'). This function returns "undefined" for inputs, but returns an iterable > > object for other empty tags such as "hr" and "br", which is very odd (it > > should either return always undefined or always return an iterable -empty- > > object, shouldn't it?). > > > I didn't go deeper into details about why and where the "bug" exactly is, > > but I have this sample code as a proof of concept: > > > <form action="whatever.php" method="post" enctype="application/x-www- > > form-urlencoded"> > > <hr id="test-hr" /> > > <input id="test-input" type="text" value="whatever" /> > > <br id="test-br" /> > > </form> > > > <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> > > //<![CDATA[ > > document.observe('dom:loaded', function() { > > // Test HR > > var hrTest = $('test-hr') > > var hrDesc = hrTest.descendants(); > > alert(typeof hrDesc); > > alert(hrDesc.each); > > // Test Input > > var inputTest = $('test-input'); > > var inputDesc = inputTest.descendants(); > > alert(typeof inputDesc); > > // alert(inputDesc.each); // Uncomment and you get a JS > > error > > // Test BR > > var brTest = $('test-br') > > var brDesc = brTest.descendants(); > > alert(typeof brDesc); > > alert(brDesc.each); > > }); > > //]]> > > </script> > > > I tried searching trac, but found nothing specific to this issue. > > > Regards, > > > Rob > > > Andrés Robinet | Lead Developer | BESTPLACE CORPORATION > > 5100 Bayview Drive 206, Royal Lauderdale Landings, Fort Lauderdale, FL > > 33308 | TEL 954-607-4207 | FAX 954-337-2695 | > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | MSN Chat: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | SKYPE: > > bestplace | Web: bestplace.biz | Web: seo-diy.com > > I found something similarhttp://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/11102, but it's not > the same (though it's probably related to it) > > Regards, > > Rob --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-core@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
