Re: This objects for static methods

Boris Zbarsky wrote:
> Currently Web IDL does not provide the "this" value a static method 
> was invoked with to the implementation of the static method.
>
> However, it seems like supporting subclassing might require access to 
> this object.  For example, Promise.resolve actually uses the "this" 
> value to construct the promise to be returned...
>
> Is this an unlikely edge case, or should we adjust Web IDL to pass in 
> the this value?

Not an edge case, ES6 normative for class-side inheritance, as in the 
Promise.resolve example.

/be

Received on Thursday, 13 November 2014 19:36:33 UTC