Subj : Re: Equivalent of JS_InitClass for global object?
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : jjl@pobox.com (John J. Lee)
Date : Tue Aug 26 2003 09:26 pm

Brendan Eich <brendan@meer.net> writes:

> >I'll take your word for that, but I don't understand why (I *do* still
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> Windows are global objects in the DOM level 0, so a variable (var x =
> 42, e.g.) or function declaration (function f() {return 42;} at
> top-level) finds a property of the global object, which can be fetched
> via window.x or window.f, or if in another window accessible according

Damn.

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> Plus, you can count on window object identity invariance:
> otherWindow.myWindow = window; <load a new document in window>;
> assert(otherWindow.myWindow == window).

I don't understand what that has to do with my windows not being
global objects.

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> >What's the best way to find out about this kind of thing?  ATM, I don't
[...]
> news://news.mozilla.org/netscape.public.mozilla.dom newsgroup, at
[...]

Thanks


John

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