On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 8:32 PM, Allen Wirfs-Brock <allen at wirfs-brock.com>wrote:

>
> On Oct 14, 2013, at 4:21 PM, Andrea Giammarchi wrote:
>
> > my last memories on the topic are these:
> >
> > ```javascript
> >
> > var obj = JSON.parse('{"__proto__":[]}');
> > obj instanceof Array; // false
> > obj.__proto__ instanceof Array; // true
> > // since the proto is a property, not a magic thing
> > obj.__proto__ = 123; // da hell will happen, only Allen knows ^_^
> >
> > ```
> >
> > And since latter should simply set the property named `"__proto__"` as
> value `123` I got confused with this dual way to deal with an object when
> it comes from JSON world (then has a property defined as value, not the
> inherited set/get from Object.prototype)
> >
> > As summary, `JSON.parse` over `"__proto__"` is similar to:
> > ```javascript
> >
> > var o = {};
> > Object.defineProperty(o, '__proto__', {
> >   value: 123,
> >   enumerable: true,
> >   writable: true,
> >   configurable: true
> > });
> >
> > ```
> >
> > Which means in such case the property `"__proto__"` will fail with such
> object while `Object.setPrototypeOf` won't which is the reason I keep
> suggesting the latest to make the intent explicit.
> >
> > Not arguing or anything, just speaking out loudly my confusion with that
> property as string part.
> >
>
> I think you are over thinking this:
>
> Assuming that Annex B.2.2.1 and B.3.1 are implemented: here are the cases
> of interest:
>
> let o1 = {__proto__: p};      // o1 inherits from p
> let o2 = {"__proto__": p};   // o2 inherits from p
> let o3 = {["__proto__"]: p};// o3 inherits from Object.prototype, has own
> data property "__proto__" whose value is p.
> let o4 = JSON.parse('{"__proto__": "value"}');
>       //o4 inherits from Object.prototype, has own data property
> "__proto__" whose value is "value"
>
> //assuming that Object.prototype.__proto__ has not been tamper with:
> let o5 = new Object;
> o5.__proto__ = p ; //o5 inherits from p
>
> let o6 =new Object;
> o6["__proto__"] = p; //o6 inherits from p
>

There seems to be an interesting case missing:

let attr = "__proto__";
let o7 = new Object;
o7[attr] = p; // is this like o3?
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There seems to be an interesting case missing:

```js
let attr = "__proto__";
let o7 = new Object;
o7[attr] = p; // is this like o3?
```