On Oct 1, 2010, at 6:55 PM, Brendan Eich wrote:
> On Oct 1, 2010, at 6:24 PM, Oliver Hunt wrote:
>
>> I really don't like the idea of using proxies simply to essentially create
>> an array with a custom prototype.
>
> Implement proxies, then we'll talk :-P.
>
>
>> My understanding of what is wanted (in terms of subtyping an array) is an
>> ability to have something like
>>
>> var arr = new MyArray()
>>
>> Where 'new MyArray' behaves in essentially the same manner as 'new Array',
>> however it produces an object along the lines of
>>
>> <an array instance> <- <a custom prototype> <- <array prototype>
>
> I don't think the use-case is satisfied by a direct Array instance, whatever
> its proto. That's the rub.
What part of the use case is not covered? From reading the blog post (which
suggests something similar to this) kangax says the problem with this solution
is the use of the non-standard __proto__, not that it doesn't achieve the
desired result
--Oliver
>
> /be
>
>>
>> In a engine that support mutating proxies this would be equivalent to:
>>
>> function MyArray() {
>> var result = Array.apply(null, arguments);
>> result.__proto__ = MyArray.prototype;
>> return result;
>> }
>>
>> MyArray.prototype = Object.create(Array.prototype);
>>
>> If my understanding of this desired behaviour is correct, i think a better
>> solution would be to make an API that could generate the MyArray function.
>>
>> --Oliver
>>
>>
>> On Oct 1, 2010, at 6:14 PM, Brendan Eich wrote:
>>
>>> KangaX brought this up in
>>>
>>> http://perfectionkills.com/how-ecmascript-5-still-does-not-allow-to-subclass-an-array/
>>>
>>> and proxies are of no avail. To make an array-like using ES5 is possible
>>> but [[Class]] won't lie, and that is still true with Proxy.create instead
>>> of Object.create.
>>>
>>> As we have discussed, [[Class]] is very much a nominal type tag, so it is
>>> not something we want to be forged by an impostor. But perhaps as Allen
>>> mentioned in the TC39 meeting this week, [[ClassName]] could be separated
>>> from [[Class]], and forged without problem. Proxies would want to be able
>>> to present a specific [[ClassName]], but a non-varying one -- so probably a
>>> trailing Proxy.create parameter. Thoughts?
>>>
>>> /be
>>>
>>>
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