Maciej Stachowiak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mar 30, 2007, at 2:31 PM, Simon Pieters wrote: > > > > > In the send(data) algorithm, step 3, says: > > > > data is not a DOMString or Document > > The stringification mechanisms of the host language must be > > used on > > data and the result must be treated as if data is a DOMString. > > > > I'm not sure what that means. For instance, if data is an Element, > > would it be serialized with .outerHTML or similar? Could it be > > clarified, or could an example be added, or, if the spec is fine > > and it's just me being slow, be explained to me? :-) > > JavaScript has a toString conversion operation defined on all types. > For an HTML div element it would say "[object HTMLDivElement]" or > something similar.
OT: When it comes to Node and its subclasses, the resulting string depends on the browser/JS engine - you cannot rely on it taking any specific form. -- Stewart Brodie Software Engineer ANT Software Limited
