Subj : Re: difference between obj and parent_proto in Js_Init_class
To   : brann
From : Brendan Eich
Date : Fri May 07 2004 12:31 pm

brann wrote:
> hi
> I'm in trouble for understanding the difference between those 2 parameters
> of the js_init_class function
> obj JSObject * Pointer to the object to use for initializing the class.
> parent_proto JSObject * Pointer to a prototype object for the class.


As usual, obj is the scope chain head.  In this case, it should be a 
global object, because that's where clasp->name is bound to a function 
object for the JSNative constructor (or if constructor is null, for the 
new class's prototype).

/be

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