Subj : Re: SM typeof for extensions
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : Shanti Rao
Date : Thu Sep 09 2004 04:07 pm

Brendan Eich wrote:
> Shanti Rao wrote:
> 
>> Howdy,
>>
>> If I add a class to SM, how do I have the tyopeof operator return 
>> something other than "object"?
>>
>> js>var s = new ActiveX("SAPI.SpVoice");
>> js>typeof s
>> object
>>
>> I want it to say "ActiveX" instead of "object".
> 
> 
> Is this some evil MS-ism?

Tee hee. I also have Stream, File, ODBC, and Mail classes. ActiveX was just 
first on the list.

> With E4X, there may be a general way to change the result of typeof. 
> Right now, you'll have to hack jsapi.c.  Gross.

My workaround is to give the prototype a "className" property. Does anyone 
else want to suggest a convention for solving this?

Shanti

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