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Foil 14 JavaScript Object Model -- II

From CPS616 Lectures on JavaScript CPS616 Basic Information Track for Computational Science -- Winter-Spring Semester 96. by Geoffrey C. Fox * See also color IMAGE

variables can be written in a fashion such as:
parentobject.property1[index1].property2..finalproperty[indexN]
Note there is no hierarchical inheritance in definition of objects but the ability to define object properties that are themselves objects creates a natural hierarchical naming scheme
Object Methods are naturally referred to as
object ...property.method(arguments)
Methods Objects and Properties are naturally divided into those defined by Netscape and those defined by user.
Here is an example of a Netscape object with a typical property and method
  • document is a Netscape object typically defined by a .html page
  • document.writeln is method of this object which outputs string followed by a newline
  • document.location is a property of this object containing its URL



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