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17.09.2014, 20:57, Eric Sosman kirjoitti:
> On 9/17/2014 1:41 PM, Chris Uppal wrote:
>> [...]
>> Come to think of it, is that null the result of evaluating
>>
>>      blah
>>
>> or is it the result of the last evaluation -- the empty expression
>> following
>> the terminating ;  ?
>>
>> Not sure what JavaScript spec says here, let alone the ScriptEngine's
>> interpretation of (presumably "global" variable) 'blah'.
> 
>     FWIW, Nashorn gives null for all of
> 
>     var blah; blah;
>     var blah; blah
>     var blah;
>     var blah
> 
>> (Asking JavaScript questions on c.l.j.p !  I reel with shame...)
> 
>     "Java" is just a familiar shorthand for "JavaScript," right?
> 

There is no question about that I could mistake Java with Javascript. In
this endeavour, I use JavaScript (or it could jython as well) as a
scripting engine for my app, that allows scripting with what Java has to
offer. Not all configuration can be done with property files in a very
complex system.

-- 

The ripest fruit falls first.
		-- William Shakespeare, "Richard II"