Subj : Re: Is it possible to serialize Continuation function?
To   : Andrei Tchijov
From : Igor Bukanov
Date : Sat Jan 01 2005 12:45 am

Andrei Tchijov wrote:
> I can see why it is impossible (difficult) to implement Continuation
> which will work transparently for Java Script and Java.  I guess the
> whole issue might be avoided, if somehow Java Script will allow to
> define Host Objects in Java Script.  In this case, it will be possible
> to create "Java Script" wrapper around Java so we never need to
> "Continue" from inside Java.  So the question is (and please forgive me
> for my ignorance if it is a silly question), is it possible to define
> host object in Java Script.  I guess what I am saying is : Can I
> construct Java Script Object "A" such that each time someone trying to
> access property "x" of this object Java Script function "getX" gets
> invoked.

Rhino does not support JS getters/setters that SpiderMonkey provides and 
which are part of EcmaScript-2 proposals. So for now you have to stick 
with calling methods explicitly if you want continuations.

Regards, Igor

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