306843 - a error is displayed at the javascript console when a script sets the value of an input to "" (empty string)

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Walter Rodrigo de Sá Cruz]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; pt-BR; rv:1.7.10) Gecko/20050822 Firefox/1.0.6 (Debian package 1.0.6-3)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; pt-BR; rv:1.7.10) Gecko/20050822 Firefox/1.0.6 (Debian package 1.0.6-3)

I have write a quite simple page. When a keyup happens on the input box, the
value of it is set to "" a empty string.

That give me a error on javascript console.

I've tested with Internet Explorer 6, Konqueror 3.4.2 and Opera 8.02 with
javascript error enabled, and it's okey.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Type some text on the input
2. Look at the javascript console.

Actual Results:  
no error displayed on the javascript console

Expected Results:  
displayed the error:

Erro: [Exception... "'Permissão negada para ler a propriedade
XULElement.selectedIndex' when calling method:
[nsIAutoCompletePopup::selectedIndex]" nsresult: "0x8057001e
(NS_ERROR_XPC_JS_THREW_STRING)" location: "JS frame ::
http://www.waltercruz.com/devel/mozilla/valueempty.html :: emptykey :: line 7"
data: no] Arquivo-fonte: http://www.waltercruz.com/devel/mozilla/valueempty.html
Linha: 7

Comment 1

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

No problem here, please test with a more recent version like Deer Park Alpha 2
(http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox).

Comment 2

[Adam Guthrie]

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9a1) Gecko/20050901 Firefox/1.6a1
ID:2005090120

1. Doesn't occur on trunk for me. 
2. Could be related to you using document.getElementById() (see bug 174617)
3. Could be a dupe of bug 236791.

Comment 3

[Walter Rodrigo de Sá Cruz]

Yes, I've downloaded Deer Park Alpha 2 and doesn't occur to me too on Alpha 2

(In reply to comment #2)

Comment 4

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

WFM as per comment 3.