Variable allocation is complicated. In short, Function-local variables are allocated on the stack. When nested closures refer to them, they get allocated in a Context object.
On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 12:15 AM Zac Hansen <xax...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't know the answer, but they are accessible via the debugging > interface, so that may be a place to look. > > On Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 11:01:23 PM UTC-7, Gonzalo Diethelm wrote: >> >> I run the following JS code in the Chrome console: >> >> // Version 67.0.3396.87 (Official Build) (64-bit) >> >> var p = 11 >> p // returns 11 >> >> let q = 12 >> q // returns 12 >> >> const r = 13 >> r // returns 13 >> >> Now, from C++ code, I can look up p in the global context, and it is >> found; its value is, unsurprisingly, 11. >> >> On the other hand, q and r are not found in the global context. This is >> fine, I guess, since let / const have lexical scoping. >> >> My question is: how does Chrome / V8 find q and r? Where is it looking >> for them? >> >> Thanks! >> > -- > -- > v8-users mailing list > v8-users@googlegroups.com > http://groups.google.com/group/v8-users > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "v8-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to v8-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- v8-users mailing list v8-users@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/v8-users --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "v8-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to v8-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
