Subj : Re: sm: JS_ValueToInt unexpected results
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : Jens Thiele
Date : Sun Jan 09 2005 12:15 pm

Brendan Eich schrieb:
> Do you want this old API?  fur created it for use with coordinates, back
> in the Netscape 4 ("layers") daze.  Perhaps you want JS_ValueToECMAInt32
> instead.  

I am just trying to improve the section about data conversion.
(<http://egachine.berlios.de/embedding-sm-best-practice/ar01s03.html>)

But I am not really happy with JS_ValueToECMAInt32 either. Why?
I don't think the ECMA rules (9.5 in this case) are what scripters
expect. For example infinity => 0 and generally wrap arounds.

> I'm not sure we should change any API at this point, unless
> the change is always a fix for all use-cases.

I can't imagine fixing this would break existing code.

Jens

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