Bug 1330843 - Allow JS to create NAC pseudo-elements

Tag #1375

1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/layout/base/RestyleManager.cpp b/layout/base/RestyleManager.cpp
index c3eeb8c71..16db4c18b 100644
--- a/layout/base/RestyleManager.cpp
+++ b/layout/base/RestyleManager.cpp
@@ -1062,6 +1062,25 @@ ElementForStyleContext(nsIContent* aParentContent,
     return f->GetContent()->AsElement();
   }
 
+  Element* frameElement = aFrame->GetContent()->AsElement();
+  if (frameElement->IsNativeAnonymous() &&
+      nsCSSPseudoElements::PseudoElementIsJSCreatedNAC(aPseudoType)) {
+    // NAC-implemented pseudos use the closest non-NAC element as their
+    // element to inherit from.
+    //
+    // FIXME(heycam): In theory we shouldn't need to limit this only to
+    // JS-created pseudo-implementing NAC, as all pseudo-implementing
+    // should use the closest non-native anonymous ancestor element as
+    // its originating element.  But removing that part of the condition
+    // reveals some bugs in style resultion with display:contents and
+    // XBL.  See bug 1345809.
+    Element* originatingElement =
+      nsContentUtils::GetClosestNonNativeAnonymousAncestor(frameElement);
+    if (originatingElement) {
+      return originatingElement;
+    }
+  }
+
   if (aParentContent) {
     return aParentContent->AsElement();
   }