From e0cf310371b05436ed0704d4b8f98f5c64ee7b46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Steve Orvell <steve@orvellia.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:23:37 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] ensure we have a bindingDelegate in instanceTemplate.

---
 src/instance/mdv.js   | 6 ++++--
 src/polymer-body.html | 1 -
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/instance/mdv.js b/src/instance/mdv.js
index e703d79..2bafec1 100644
--- a/src/instance/mdv.js
+++ b/src/instance/mdv.js
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@
 
   // element api supporting mdv
   var mdv = {
-    //syntax: syntax,
     instanceTemplate: function(template) {
-      var dom = template.createInstance(this, this.syntax);
+      // ensure a default bindingDelegate
+      var syntax = this.syntax || (!template.bindingDelegate &&
+          this.element.syntax);
+      var dom = template.createInstance(this, syntax);
       this.registerObservers(dom.bindings_);
       return dom;
     },
diff --git a/src/polymer-body.html b/src/polymer-body.html
index 44f8aeb..1f06c64 100644
--- a/src/polymer-body.html
+++ b/src/polymer-body.html
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
         modelName: 'model',
 
         ready: function() {
-          this.syntax = this.element.syntax;
           this.template = document.querySelector('template');
           var model = window[this.modelName];
           if (model) {