2011/3/29 alexis <[email protected]>:
> var k = null;
> Object(k) === k --> false (in Chrome and FF4).
>
> I don't understand how this behavior is consistent with ES5 spec.
> In http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/ECMA-262.pdf,
> 15.2.1 and 15.2.1.1, seems to indicate that Object(null) is the same
> as new Object(null). 15.2.2.1 specify that :
> - if type(value) is object (and null is of type object in js)
> - and if value is a native ES object (null should be), do not create a
> new object but simply return value.
>
> Am i missing something ?

Object(k) returns a new object whatever k was it doesn't mind. And
object is not equal to anything except itself.

console.log(Object(null)); // Object
console.log(null); // Object
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