Does Conformance mean I can state a 100% conformance with the DOM Specification if my implementation passes the DOM TS?
No. There are several reasons for this. • Even though the DOM TS group makes it utmost to cover most aspects of the DOM, the DOM API is so rich, that it seems impossible, or at least very hard, to cover every conceivable aspect and combination of interfaces and methods. • Given that the DOM TS is comprehensive, not complete, it is not possible to claim conformance with the specification itself, since there is no guarantee that all facets have been thorougly tested. Instead, conformance can only be claimed with the DOM TS. • The DOM TS can tell you that your implementation does not support the DOM specification, but it cannot tell you that it does. However, we believe that the support given by the DOM TS is substantial and helps implementors to significantly increase the support for DOM in their implementations.
No. There are several reasons for this. • Even though the DOM TS Group makes it utmost to cover most aspects of the DOM, the DOM API is so rich that it seems impossible, or at least very hard, to cover every conceivable aspect and combination of interfaces and methods. • Given that the DOM TS is comprehensive, not complete, it is not possible to claim conformance with the specification itself, since there is no guarantee that all facets have been thorougly tested. Instead, conformance can only be claimed with the DOM TS itself. • The DOM TS can tell you that your implementation does not support the DOM specification, by failing to pass a test, but it cannot tell you that it does, even when passing all tests. However, we believe that the support given by the DOM TS is substantial and helps implementors to significantly increase the support for DOM in their implementations.
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