Subj : Re: obtaining a parent value in javascript object notation
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : psi
Date : Sat May 21 2005 04:01 pm

why not do it explicitly?

js> temp=new String("somevalue")
somevalue
js> obj={"1":temp,"2":{"1":temp}}
[object Object]
js> delete temp
true
js> uneval(obj)
({1:#1=(new String("somevalue")), 2:{1:#1#}})
js>

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