Subj : Re: How to convert some C-values to jsval?
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Georg_Maa=DF?= <georg@vnett.de>
Date : Wed Aug 06 2003 01:31 pm

Brendan Eich wrote:
> Georg Maaß wrote:
> When you need a new object of a class (or of the Object class, in which 
> case you can pass null for the clasp parameter), call JS_NewObject.  If 
> the class has a constructor and you want that run on the new object, 
> call JS_ConstructObject.  If the constructor requires arguments, call 
> JS_ConstructObjectWithArguments.  If you want to call JS_NewObject and 
> (if it succeeds) then JS_DefineProperty the new object so it has a name 
> in another object, call JS_DefineObject.
> 
> The use of New, Construct, and Define is consistent in the API.  New 
> means make a new unconstructed instance, Construct = New + call the 
> class constructor, Define means bind a property name to a value (in the 
> case of DefineObject, a New object).

Thanks, this removes a lot of that fog and makes things look more clear.

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