JS Standards 2

[1DMF]

Is there a JavaScript standards? like W3C for HTML/XHTML/CSS ?

If so who are they, do they offer a JS validation tool and which browser is more JS compliant as depending on browser seems to effect some commands/methods used eg..

if (window.attachEvent) {
      do what ever
   } 
   else if (window.addEventListener) {
      do what ever
   }

or the layers vs images etc.. why are there these differences? will there be a standard that ALL browsers conform to?

thoughts anyone.

"In complete darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge and wisdom separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you.

 

[MrGTheBeast]

The closest thing to a standard for JavaScript can be found at

http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/Ecma-262.pdf

For an explaination of why I think this is the standard can be found at

http://www.devguru.com/Technologies/ecmascript/quickref/javascript_intro.html

As to whether there will be a standard that all browsers will work to? I can't see it happening

 

[1DMF]

Why don't W3C set the standards, i assume tags such as onmouseover, out, click etc... are specific for firing JS, so if they incorporate tag attributes into their HTML/XHTML standards which are JS specific, wouldn't following on into setting a JS standard make sense?

might be handy and make writing cross-browser JS alot easier wouldn't you say?

"In complete darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge and wisdom separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you.

 

[trollacious]

Javascript is used by more than just web browsers, so would be outside the scope of W3C.

Lee