163268 - SVGRoot.createSVGRect != document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'rect')

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Core :: SVG, defect)

Description

[Jonathan Watt [:jwatt]]

If an element is created using say: 

SVGRoot.createSVGRect();

then the setAttribute method does not exist for it. You have to use: 

document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'rect');

It is clear that there is different code for both methods. Would it perhaps be
more efficient to get the createSVGRect method etc to use the createElementNS
method code in some way? That would kill this bug at the same time. Of course I
could be talking rubbish as I don't know the implementation details.

Comment 1

[Jonathan Watt [:jwatt]]

Attachment: Demonstration

Comment 2

[Alex Fritze]

svg::createSVGRect creates an instance of SVGRect
(http://www.croczilla.com/~alex/reference/SVG/specs1_0/types.html#InterfaceSVGRe
ct).

document::createElementNS("...", "rect") creates an instance of SVGRectElement 
(http://www.croczilla.com/~alex/reference/SVG/specs1_0/shapes.html#InterfaceSVGR
ectElement).

The two are different things. SVGRect doesn't contain a setAttribute method.

Comment 3

[Jonathan Watt [:jwatt]]

Oops, I used to know that. Stupid mistake! Sorry about that.