[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 37130] Add the const modififier to HTMLLabelElement::correspondingControl

Tue Apr 6 10:58:20 PDT 2010

https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37130

James Hawkins <jhawkins at chromium.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX

--- Comment #7 from James Hawkins <jhawkins at chromium.org>  2010-04-06 10:58:20 PST ---
(In reply to comment #6)
> (In reply to comment #3)
> > As a matter of style, it's best to use const objects when possible.
> 
> I believe this greatly overstates the matter.
> 
> I think const is a quite-useful concept to make code clearer and prevent
> certain classes of programming mistakes, but in this case I don't agree.
> 
> Calling innerText has many side effects, so it's not necessarily a classic
> example of a "const" operation. It can trigger a lot of work, including network
> loading.

Ok, thanks for the insights Darin.  I'm going to re-close this bug.

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