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Re: Expression for the global object

Newsgroups comp.lang.javascript
Date 2015-05-29 07:24 -0700
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Subject Re: Expression for the global object
From "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com>

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On Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 4:02:23 PM UTC-5, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
> Michael Haufe (TNO) wrote:
> 
> > 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)
> 
> This is not going to work.  Strict mode is hereditary.

You are correct that it is hereditary, but I am correct (if not over-general) when I said: 'a scope without "use strict"'. I left out the work "lexical' on purpose. 

I'll take it as valid criticism that I should have been more specific on this point

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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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