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Re: Flow of execution

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On 10/04/16 13:48, Philip Herlihy wrote:
> In article <ned84i$c2i$1@gioia.aioe.org>, emfril@gmail.com says...
>>
>> If I add an alert at the end of the following function (from 
>> hmf.neocities.org/ix/is5.html):
>>
>> window.onload = function () {
>>      "use strict";
>>      document.getElementById("start").onclick = function () {
>>          requestFullScreen();
>>          init();
>>          alert("!"); // added alert
>>      };
>> };
>>
>> I would expect that when the Start button is clicked first the 
>> requestFullScreen() would execute, then the init(), and when that one 
>> has finished executing, the alert would come up. But obviously my 
>> reasoning is wrong, because the alert appears immediately after the html 
>> is loaded.
>>
>> I would greatly appreciate an explanation of the flow of execution in 
>> JavaScript.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Eustace
> 
> I've noticed anomalies in execution flow in JavaScript.  I can only 
> assume that browsers somehow "optimise" our code.  Very odd...

Are you kidding, right? We all here know Javascript's line of execution
can diverge when a function is asynchronous.

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Flow of execution emf <emfril@gmail.com> - 2016-04-10 05:58 -0400
  Re: Flow of execution Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-04-10 13:45 +0200
  Re: Flow of execution Philip Herlihy <thiswillbounceback@you.com> - 2016-04-10 17:48 +0100
    Re: Flow of execution Aleksandro <aleksandro@gmx.com> - 2016-04-10 15:20 -0300
  Re: Flow of execution "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2016-04-11 10:15 +0200
    Re: Flow of execution Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-04-12 00:34 +0200
    Re: Flow of execution / Full Screen mode emf <emfril@gmail.com> - 2016-04-11 21:57 -0400
      Re: Flow of execution / Full Screen mode Osmo Saarikumpu <osmo@weppipakki.com> - 2016-04-13 06:55 +0300
        Re: Flow of execution / Full Screen mode emf <emfril@gmail.com> - 2016-04-13 04:41 -0400
          Re: Flow of execution / Full Screen mode emf <emfril@gmail.com> - 2016-04-15 00:22 -0400
            Re: Flow of execution / Full Screen mode "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-04-15 12:53 -0700
            Re: Flow of execution / Full Screen mode Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-04-17 12:54 +0200
              Re: Flow of execution / Full Screen mode Nicholas Thayer <eatthecasket@gmail.com> - 2016-04-25 03:06 -0700
                Re: Flow of execution / Full Screen mode Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-04-25 21:48 +0200

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