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 > 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!
>>>
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