On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 3:46 PM, Allen Wirfs-Brock
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> > On Jan 27, 2017, at 7:26 AM, T.J. Crowder <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Two questions on the minor issue of the following not assigning a name
> > to the function:
> >
> > ```js
> > obj.foo = function() { };
> > ```
> >
> > 1) Am I correct that the only reason it doesn't (in spec terms) is
>
>
> No, the only reason it doesn’t is: by design, as directed by a decision made
> within a TC39 meeting.
Yes, obviously. :-) By "in spec terms" I meant -- and thought in
context was clear -- "in the language in the specification." I'm sorry
if it wasn't clear.
> > would mean it would assign the name `foo`?
>
> Yes, and for
> cache[getUserSecret(user)] = function() {};
> it would leak the secret user info as the value of name
As does
```js
cache = {
[getUserSecret(user)]: function() {}
};
```
...which while perhaps less likely for something called `cache` is, in
the general case, just as much of a potential "leak". If secrecy is
important, it's easily achieved:
```js
cache[getUserSecret(user)] = function entry() {};
```
> and for
> obj[someSymbol] = function() {}
> it would leak the Symbol value as the value of name
It would *use* it as the name, yes, just like this does:
```js
obj = {
[someSymbol]: function() {}
};
```
Whether that's a *leak* depends on whether the code in question cares
about that information being exposed. And again if that secrecy is
important, it's trivially ensured (as above).
> and for
> table[n]=function() {}
> name would likely be a numeric string
Just as it does here:
```js
obj = {
[n]: function() {}
};
```
or here
```js
obj = {
42: function() {}
};
```
I appreciate your taking the time to post those examples. I take it
these are the objections you referred to in [July
2015](https://esdiscuss.org/topic/name-anonymous-functions-on-property-assignments#content-7)
as why consensus couldn't be reached for this form?
Thanks again,
-- T.J.
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