22898 - Parser confused by <A><DT>link-text</A> when inside <TD>

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core :: DOM: HTML Parser, defect, P3)

Description

[John Morrison]

Overview Description: Busted by Bonsai ...
  Bonsai's webtools/bonsai/rview.cgi script spits out a particular
  pattern that evades the parser's link detection (I believe).

Steps to Reproduce:
1) Go to the reported bonsai URL, or better, view the simplified
   attachment (to follow)
2) Notice that only the first filename inside the TD is highlighted
   as a link.

Actual Results  : first filename is highlighted as a link
Expected Results: all filenames should be highlighted as <A HREF> links
  (or, at least, under 4.xP compatibility, etc., it should be highlighted).

Build Date & Platform Bug Found: 2000010208 Win95

Additional Builds and Platforms Tested On: no others tested

Additional Information: Here's the simplest pattern (even simpler than
  the attachment, but I didn't want to oversimplify the attachment).

     <p> Key Point: MUST be inside a TD element </p>

     <table><tr><td>
     <a href='foo.html'>
       <dt>I'M HIGHLIGHTED</a>
     <a href='bar.html'>
       <dt>I SHOULD BE HIGHTLIGHTED (BUT AM NOT)</a>
     </td></tr></table>

     <p> same markup, but outside a TD element </p>

     <a href='foo.html'>
       <dt>I'M HIGHLIGHTED</a>
     <a href='bar.html'>
       <dt>OUTSIDE TABLE, I'M HIGHTLIGHTED</a>

Comment 1

[John Morrison]

Attachment: testcase; parser confused by <A><DT>link</A> inside a <TD>

Comment 2

[rickg]

This is fixed in my tree, awaiting a moment when I can checkin.

Comment 3

[rickg]

Fixed in my tree awaiting an opportunity to checkin.

Comment 4

[rickg]

Fixed by change to CloseContainersTo() and ElementTable().

Comment 5

[Keyser Sose]

Works for Me
Platform: PC
OS: Windows 98
Mozilla Version: 2000100508

Marking as Verified