Re: Expression for the global object

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From	Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
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Subject	Re: Expression for the global object
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Michael Haufe (TNO) wrote:

> On Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 4:10:28 PM UTC-5, Stefan Ram wrote:
>> "Michael Haufe (TNO)" writes:
>> >On Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 3:27:31 PM UTC-5, Stefan Ram wrote:
>> >[...]
>> >>What is the smallest scope- and host-independent expression
>> >>whose value is the global object?
>>
>> >g
>>
>> >where g defined in a scope without "use strict" as the expression:
>> >(function(){return this}).call(null)
>> 
>>   Thank you! But I deem the value of the expression »g« not to
>>   be scope independent because an inner scope might redefine »g«.
> 
> define it as a constant then.
> 
> const g = ...

That does not solve the (imagined) problem (that Stefan is looking for for 
his solution).  In fact, it creates another one regarding compatibility, 
contrary to the requirement “host-independent”.

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Re: Expression for the global object "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2015-05-28 13:49 -0700
  Re: Expression for the global object Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-05-28 22:59 +0200
    Re: Expression for the global object "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2015-05-29 07:24 -0700
      Re: Expression for the global object Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-05-29 17:24 +0200
        Re: Expression for the global object "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2015-05-30 06:07 -0700
          Re: Expression for the global object Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-05-30 15:20 +0200
            Re: Expression for the global object Joao Rodrigues <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2015-05-30 11:23 -0300
              Re: Expression for the global object Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-05-30 19:05 +0200
  Re: Expression for the global object Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-29 15:30 +1000
    Re: Expression for the global object Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-05-29 12:25 +0100
      Re: Expression for the global object Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-05-29 13:33 +0200
        Re: Expression for the global object Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-29 21:50 +1000
          Re: Expression for the global object Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-05-29 14:57 +0100
            Re: Expression for the global object Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-05-31 16:18 +0200
  Re: Expression for the global object "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2015-05-29 07:31 -0700
    Re: Expression for the global object Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-05-30 15:25 +0200
  Re: Expression for the global object Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-05-30 18:56 +0200

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