Actually it did say it is heavily object-based. But now, under Dynamic Programming --> Objects as associated arrays, it says it is almost entirely object-based. Looks like it just got updated. Internet Explorer does read JavaScript, but does it support JavaScript as a whole, or does it read JavaScript as JScript?
On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 10:43 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Brett Patterson > > Sent: 28 October 2008 12:35 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [WSG] JavaScript clarification please > > > > > > When you say support, are you saying that Internet Explorer will not > execute > > JavaScript, or it will execute JavaScript as JScript? And in the > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript link you provided it states > that > > JavaScript is heavily object-based, so should I assume this as well to > be correct? > > As far as I can see, it does not say that. > > The facts are that the JScript run-time engine will attempt to execute > whatever is thrown at it. In most cases something that looks like valid > Javascript will produce something like what was intended. Think of it > like support for CSS: IE is always a little bit different, but it is > still CSS. And at the end of the day, JScript, ECMAscript, ActionScript > and JavaScript are more or less the same beast as far as this discussion > is concerned. They are all based on objects, they all implement > inheritance, and all of them can be used to write linear, procedural > code if required. > > Regards, > Mike > > > Mike Brockington > Web Development Specialist > > www.calcResult.com > www.stephanieBlakey.me.uk > www.edinburgh.gov.uk > > This message does not reflect the opinions of any entity other than the > author alone. > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
