Subj : Re: Need a few hints on JS_CompileFunction
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : Sterling Bates
Date : Tue May 18 2004 05:53 pm

Brendan Eich wrote:

> The docs need to be fixed to say that obj and name may be null (both, 
> one or the other, or neither -- they're independent).  Non-null obj with 
> null name means the function is anonymous, but scoped by obj.  Non-null 
> obj with non-null name is a function-valued property of obj, where the 
> function object is scoped by obj.  Null obj with non-null name is a 
> named function object with no scope parent.  Null obj and name make an 
> anonymous function with no scope parent.

WRT bug 243517, the patch for JS_CompileUCFunctionForPrincipals includes 
a call to js_inflateString, then checks for a null (NULL?) result. 
Given this, I should only inflate the string if strlen(name) > 0, correct?

Sterling

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