Jakob, I can see why that is the case for lexical scoped variables. Can you point me to more docs (LOL) or examples of how to traverse these Context objects? I will also check Zac's suggestion of looking at the debugging interface.
Cheers! On Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 11:31:24 PM UTC+2, Jakob Kummerow wrote: > > 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 <[email protected] > <javascript:>> 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 >> [email protected] <javascript:> >> 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 [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- -- v8-users mailing list [email protected] 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
