Can somebody explain this ?

[TrueLies]

Hi

I have the following code, if you just run it on a browser (IE6 to be precise) it is self explicative of the problem:

//---------------------------

var out=new Array(0)
var count=0;
for(var i in window){
++count;
out[++out.length-1]=window[i]
if(!confirm("property " + count + " value (out of 37 properties) is = " + window[i] + "\n\nIf you press cancel, last alert would yield all these values in a string, if you let the loop go to the end pressing only OK and NEVER cancel, the last alert shows... nothing!!\n\nIf you replace windows[i] in the codes just with I, the last alert shows the summary.")){break}
}
alert("summary of values should be = "+out)

//---------------------------


Any idea why it happens? I'm fighting with browser object properties. They even have alias: have you ever tried this:

alert(top.top.top.top.top.top.top.self.self.self.top.self.window.top.self.frames.frames.frames.locat ion)

well, it gives the location of the document: it means that top carries as a property of its own a property whose name is top: in this way instead of generating the error, produces a result: the dire consequence is that you cannot safely make a recursive function on browser properties! Also, some properties have aliases: somebody thoguht it was a cool idea to arrange browsers properties this way uh!

:-(

Anyway, if you've ideas on the code above...

[TrueLies]

What I'm finding after an input by John who was attempting to loop object properties is really unexpected.
For it really seems that one thing is looping "objects", a completely different one is... looping a BROWSER's objects!

The following code can be tested on IE5++
It produces a confirm box with the name of the currently scanned object. As soon as the object becomes "plugins" it stops with an error. "plugins" is a property object of the document object.
The only part of the script you may be interested in is after the comment: //run:

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function extractProperties(object, radix, output){
if(!output){
//object preferably passed as string name of the object
/*The idea is to put all objects in one NUMERICALLY indexed array named output, then loop it at a second moment and populate it with the properties*/
//initialize:
output=new Array(0);
var firstObjName=(object && typeof(object)=="string")?object:
(object && typeof(object)!="string")?"":"window";
object=(object && typeof(object)=="string")?eval(object):
(object && typeof(object)!="string")?object:window;
UNPREObject=function(obj, objName){
this.obj=obj;
this.objName=(objName)?objName:"";
this.typeis=typeof(this.obj);
this.objects=new Array();
this.methods=new Array();
this.properties=new Array();
this.objectPath=new Array(0);//stores names
}
radix=object;//attempting to bypass aliases!
//run:
}
for(var s in object){
var typ=typeof(object[s]);
if((radix!=object[s]) && (typ=="object" || typ=="function")){
if(!confirm(s)){return false}
output[++output.length-1]=new UNPREObject(object, s);
extractProperties(object[s], radix, output)
};
}
return output}

extractProperties("window");


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Such function can unfold nested objects like the following snippet:

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var foo=new Object()
foo.prop1=1
foo.prop2=2
foo.obj1=new Object()
foo.obj1.propr1="obj1.propr1"
foo.obj1.obj1b=new Object()
foo.obj1.obj1b.obj1b2=new Object()
foo.obj2=new Object()
foo.prop3=3
foo.obj3=new Array()
foo.obj3.obj4=foo;/*radix to prove it can bypass these tricks*/
foo.obj3["fooooo"]=new Array(8,9)

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In fact by calling:

alert(extractProperties("foo"));

produces a sensible output.

If you use it with "windows" as object argument, it stops as soon as it meets "plugins".


Also, see this:

alert(window["clientInformation"])

it produces: [object Navigator]

uh, seems that Navigator is indeed a class. Therefore try:

alert(window["clientInformation"].appVersion)

oh yes, it gives the application version info. Only problem, what is the meaning of a property "clientInformation" on IE5++ which is basically nothing else than a Navigator object emulation??

This "clientInformation" Navigator like Object properties are:

appCodeName
appName
appMinorVersion
cpuClass
platform
plugins
opsProfile
userProfile
systemLanguage
userLanguage
appVersion
userAgent
onLine
cookieEnabled

let's see if it is an extended class of Navigator: Navigator properties are:

appCodeName
appName
appMinorVersion
cpuClass
platform
plugins
opsProfile
userProfile
systemLanguage
userLanguage
appVersion
userAgent
onLine
cookieEnabled

No,. it is NOT: it is identical, extends nothing.

What is this stuff then? What is it for?
No wonder john coudln't loop these ... "objects"!!
original post:

http://www.codingforum.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=3210#post3210

ciao........