more javascript

[juan_gandhi]

for (var idx in ['uno', 'dos', 'tres']) {
  println (typeof idx + " " + idx);
}

string 0
string 1
string 2

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Explanation
JavaScript does not have arrays. Period. What it has is an imitation of arrays. Namely, objects that have keys (all keys in objects are strings) that represent numbers.

var x = ['uno', 'dos', 'tres'];
x[3.999] = 'casi cuatro';
x[-1] = 'minus uno';
println(x.length);
for (var idx in x) {
  println(idx + "->" + x[idx]);
}

(try it on testbed)

You can pass anything as an index; it is converted to a string.

So, I guess, iterables or streams or continuations should be implemented in JavaScript without using arrays.

Comments

[ivan-gandhi.livejournal.com]

Well, at least we should be happy that JS4 standard was not adopted. It was turning JS into a strictly-typed language.

[nine_k]

Sure.
JS is conceptually fine, on the lower level. But its syntax is not the best of breed. (I wonder if JS could have a documented "VM" level for plugging in different syntaxes.)