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** The returned object is not a JavaScript Array. | ** The returned object is not a JavaScript Array. | ||
** If the returned object is declared readonly it can still be manipulated by the browser, unlike a frozen JavaScript Array. | ** If the returned object is declared readonly it can still be manipulated by the browser, unlike a frozen JavaScript Array. | ||
* In general this is probably better avoided. There's a desire expressed to kill [] and only use JavaScript Arrays. | |||
[[Category:Spec_coordination]] | [[Category:Spec_coordination]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:12, 10 July 2013
sequence
- As return value always returns a new JavaScript Array.
- Better than [] for methods and dictionaries taking arrays.
[]
- When a method returns a [] it either returns a new copy or the same.
- The returned object is not a JavaScript Array.
- If the returned object is declared readonly it can still be manipulated by the browser, unlike a frozen JavaScript Array.
- In general this is probably better avoided. There's a desire expressed to kill [] and only use JavaScript Arrays.