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| From | Dr J R Stockton <reply1145@merlyn.demon.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.javascript |
| Subject | Re: Fun with Arrays: What Have I Done? |
| Date | 2011-11-10 20:01 +0000 |
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In comp.lang.javascript message <cbd20c37-234b-4bf5-acfc-658d3e5d4811@q3
9g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, Tue, 8 Nov 2011 21:30:00, RobG
<rgqld@iinet.net.au> posted:
>On Nov 9, 2:32 pm, Gene Wirchenko <ge...@ocis.net> wrote:
>> I do not remember where I got the idea that JavaScript can handle
>> arrays with string indexes, but I decided to try it, because it could
>> simplify certain code that I am planning.
As an experienced programmer (IIRC), you /should/ have got it from
reading ECMA 262 version 5.1 section 15.4 paragraph 1, if not before.
The standard is not suitable for novice programmers; but an experienced
programmer, reading its words once through, should spot quite a few odd
things in the language which it might be worth knowing the existence of.
Unfortunately, there are many regions of the standard which are
comparatively easy to understand.
>The length property is always one greater than the largest positive
the largest non-negative, I think.
>integer index, so the length is now 6.
and [].length = 0
--
(c) John Stockton, nr London, UK. ?@merlyn.demon.co.uk Turnpike v6.05.
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Fun with Arrays: What Have I Done? Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-11-08 20:32 -0800
Re: Fun with Arrays: What Have I Done? RobG <rgqld@iinet.net.au> - 2011-11-08 21:30 -0800
Re: Fun with Arrays: What Have I Done? RobG <rgqld@iinet.net.au> - 2011-11-08 21:44 -0800
Re: Fun with Arrays: What Have I Done? Dr J R Stockton <reply1145@merlyn.demon.co.uk> - 2011-11-10 20:01 +0000
Re: Fun with Arrays: What Have I Done? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2011-11-09 10:57 +0000
Re: Fun with Arrays: What Have I Done? SteveYoungTbird <stephen.young@chello.at> - 2011-11-09 12:17 +0100
Re: Fun with Arrays: What Have I Done? Elegie <elegie@anonymous.invalid> - 2011-11-09 12:24 +0100
Re: Fun with Arrays: What Have I Done? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2011-11-09 13:31 +0000
Re: Fun with Arrays: What Have I Done? Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-11-09 10:32 -0800
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