[HtmlUnit] HtmlInputElement proposed change

[Mike B. <mb...@Ga...>]

Barnaby Court wrote:
> I propose that the input elements be simplified to 2 elements, 
 > the HtmlInputElement and the HTMLInputElement class.  For
> backward compatibility all the sub classes of these 2 classes 
> could be kept as interfaces so existing test cases will not be
> broken.  If this move is supported I will submit a patch to 
> support these changes by next week.  The principal effect that
> this has on our current bug list is to eliminate bug 730915 
> as it would eliminate the one-to-n mapping that currently 
 > exists for input elements.  Let me know what you think.

+1

My initial idea was to keep the various types as seperate classes 
because they all have distinct behaviour.  In retrospect however, this 
introduces a bunch of casting that is undesirable.  Your proposal makes 
sense.

I assume btw that you really meant to have the existing subclasses 
turned into empty classes rather than interfaces.  If this isn't what 
you mean then please elaborate.

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