Re: Expression for the global object

From	Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.javascript
Subject	Re: Expression for the global object
Date	2015-05-31 16:21 +0200
Organization	PointedEars Software (PES)
Message-ID	<2563043.EPzh7ypYKR@PointedEars.de> (permalink)
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Ben Bacarisse wrote:

> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> writes:
>> Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>>>> Function("return this")()
>>> […]
>>
>> […] if “Function” refers to the Function constructor, that expression –
>> regardless whether the constructor is called as a function, without “new”
>> – returns a reference to the global object, regardless whether the
>> calling execution context is in strict mode.  (I stand corrected.)
> 
> Oh, did you say otherwise?  I suggested using Function when you pointed
> out the flaw in using thunk that returns this (my first suggestion), but
> you didn't reply to that post (as far as I can recall).

My followup that I thought I had posted yesterday was still in Drafts, which 
I have updated and posted now.

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Re: Expression for the global object Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-05-31 11:14 +0100
  Re: Expression for the global object Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-05-31 15:08 +0200
    Re: Expression for the global object Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-05-31 14:56 +0100
      Re: Expression for the global object Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-05-31 16:12 +0200
        Re: Expression for the global object Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-05-31 15:57 +0100
          Re: Expression for the global object Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-05-31 17:33 +0200
            Re: Expression for the global object Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-05-31 16:41 +0100
      Re: Expression for the global object Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-05-31 16:21 +0200

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