Subj : Re: why does it not print Hello twice?
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : Brendan Eich <brendan@meer.net>
Date : Thu Apr 15 2004 11:58 am

Brendan Eich wrote:

> Cloned function objects all share a reference in the original, 
> compiler-created function object's JSFunction private.  This is 
> necessary to give each clone a separate parent slot (ECMA-262 Edition 3 
> calls this the [[Scope]] internal property).


See in particular http://www.mozilla.org/js/language/E262-3.pdf, section 
13.1.2 "Joined Objects", especially the NOTE.  All of section 13 is 
worth reading, keeping an eye out for [[Scope]].

/be

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