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Re: Date.prototype.setTime

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Stefan Ram wrote:

>   I have observed that I can have the following statements executed:
> 
> Date.prototype.setTime( 0 ); document.write( Date.prototype.getTime() );
> Date.prototype.setTime( 1 ); document.write( Date.prototype.getTime() );
> 
>   prints:
> 
> 01
> 
>   . So I can set and get some kind of property.

Yes, the [[PrimitiveValue]] internal property, according to ES 5.1.
 
>   Where is this property stored?

In the Date instance which is referred to by the initial value of the 
“Date.prototype” property; see ES 5.1, §§ 15.9.5.27, 15.9.4.1, and 15.9.5.

>   Is it used for anything?

Not to my knowledge.

I wonder, why would you investigate the more obscure features of these 
languages before having mastered their basic ones?

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