To save typing, the JS engine has typedefs like typedef Handle<JSObject*> HandleObject; typedef Rooted<JS::Value> RootedValue; and the official style is to prefer the HandleX/RootedX typedefs when there is no need to use the Handle<X>/Rooted<X> template-ids directly.
This issue was discussed off and on in the JS engine for months, leading to a m.d.t.js-engine.internals newsgroup thread (https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.dev.tech.js-engine.internals/meWx5yxofYw) where it was discussed more (the high occurrence of Handle/Rooted in the JS engine combined with the relatively insignificant difference between the two syntactic forms making a perfect bike shed storm). Given that the JS engine has the official style of "use the typedefs", it seems like a shame for Gecko to use a different style; while the difference may be insignificant, we do strive for consistency. So, can we agree to use the typedefs all over Gecko? From the m.d.t.js-engine.internals thread I think bholley of the kingdom of XPConnect is strongly in favor. (Again, this doesn't have to be an absolute rule, the needs of meta-programming and code-generators can override.) Cheers, Luke _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
