199011 - XBL binding properties are not available to binding constructor if they use the 'inline' syntax.

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Core :: XBL, defect)

Description

[Stef Walter]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.2b) Gecko/20021029 Phoenix/0.4
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.3b) Gecko/20030317

Code running in a XBL binding constructor cannot access properties defined like so:

<property name="prop" getter="return 'blah';"/>

The alternate syntax works fine:

<property name="prop">
<getter>
return 'blah';
</getter>
</property>

This is inconsintent, and either one syntax should be used, or both should be
supported equally.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. See testcase

Actual Results:  
The debug window dump shows that the second property in the test case returns
'undefined'.

Expected Results:  
Both properties should have been accessible from the constructor.

Comment 1

[Stef Walter]

Attachment: Demonstrates XBL constructor/property inconsistency

Comment 2

[alexander :surkov (:asurkov)]

Need to use onget and onset properties insted of getter and setter (see
http://xulplanet.com/tutorials/xultu/xblprops.html).

Comment 3

[Stef Walter]

Thanks. I guess this has changed over time.