Re: [Gnash-commit] gnash ChangeLog server/asobj/Number.cpp testsui...

[zou lunkai]

On 3/25/07, Sandro Santilli <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 23, 2007 at 05:47:13PM +0800, zou lunkai wrote:
> > >>check_equals(typeof(Number.valueOf()), 'function'); // this is odd
> > maybe a Ming bug?
>
> I think it makes sense looking at ECMA-262 specs:
> The "primitive" value of a constructor is still a 'function'.
What's the "primitive" value mean here?
> From ECMA-262,  4.3.2:
A primitive value is member of one of the types Undefined, Null,
Boolean, Number, or String.
4.3.4:
A constructor is a Function object that creates and initialises objects.

> > typeof(Number.prototype.valueOf()) == undefined  here!
>
> It's likely inherited from Function:
>
> Number.__proto__.valueOf()
This is illegal expression to me. And also Number.valueOf or Number.valueOf().
The reason for this is that  the "valueOf" is a property of
Number.prototype(15.7.4.4). We can not access it directly. Notice that
the Number constuctor does not have a "__proto__" property(15.7.3).

And with Ming compiler, the following results are confusing all together:
trace(typeof(Number.valueOf()));                  //output: function;
trace(typeof(Number.__proto__.valueOf()))   //output: object;
trace(typeof(Number.protoype.valueOf()));   //output : undefined;