Subj : Re: obtaining a parent value in javascript object notation
To   : Brendan Eich
From : Brendan Eich
Date : Fri May 20 2005 01:04 pm

Brendan Eich wrote:

> In SpiderMonkey, you can use sharp variables (modeled after Common 
> Lisp's notation):
> 
> var obj = #1={
>   prop1: "fee",
>   prop2: "foo",
>   prop3: {
>     prop4: #1#
>   }
> };


Oops, typing too fast -- the above works fine, but it's different from 
your example.  You wanted obj.prop3.prop4 to be === to obj.prop1:

var obj = #1={
   prop1: "fee",
   prop2: "foo",
   prop3: {
     prop4: #1#.prop1
   }
};

/be

.