Activation object

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JavaScript. The Core.

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  1. An object
  2. A prototype chain
  3. Constructor
  4. Execution context stack
  5. Execution context
  6. Variable object
  7. Activation object
  8. Scope chain
  9. Closures
  10. This value
  11. Conclusion

This note is an overview and summary of the “ECMA-262-3 in detail” series. Every section contains references to the appropriate matching chapters so you can read them to get a deeper understanding. Continue reading →

ECMA-262-3 in detail. Chapter 2. Variable object.

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  1. Introduction
  2. Data declaration
  3. Variable object in different execution contexts
    1. Variable object in global context
    2. Variable object in function context
  4. Phases of processing the context code
    1. Entering the execution context
    2. Code execution
  5. About variables
  6. Feature of implementations: property __parent__
  7. Conclusion
  8. Additional literature

Introduction

Always in programs we declare functions and variables which then successfully use building our systems. But how and where the interpreter finds our data (functions, variable)? What occurs, when we reference to needed objects? Continue reading →