JE::Scope - JavaScript scope chain (what makes closures work)
JavaScript code runs within an execution context which has a scope chain associated with it. This class implements this scope chain. When a variable is accessed the objects in the scope chain are searched till the variable is found.
A JE::Scope object can also be used as global (JE) object. Any methods it does not understand will be delegated to the object at the bottom of the stack (the far end of the chain), so that $scope->null means the same thing as $scope->[0]->null.
$scope->null
$scope->[0]->null
Objects of this class consist of a reference to an array, the elements of which are the objects in the chain (the first element being the global object). (Think of it as a stack.)
This method searches through the scope chain, starting at the end of the array, until it finds the variable named by the first argument. If the second argument is present, it sets the variable. It then returns an lvalue (a JE::LValue object) that references the variable.
This method creates (and optionally sets the value of) a new variable in the variable object (the same thing that JavaScript's var keyword does) and returns an lvalue.
var
The variable object is the first object in the scope chain (searching from the top of the stack) that is a call object, or $scope->[0] if no call object is found.
$scope->[0]
None. Just bless an array reference. You should not need to do this because it is done for you by the JE and JE::Object::Function classes.
JE
JE::Object::Function
2 POD Errors
The following errors were encountered while parsing the POD:
You forgot a '=back' before '=head1'
'=item' outside of any '=over'
=over without closing =back
To install JE, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm JE
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install JE
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.