Not resolving this like o3 (or o6 really) sounds very strange. I think:

let attr = "__proto__";
let o7 = new Object;
o7[attr] = p; // o7 inherits from p

Is the correct behavior here (why would it not invoke the setter?)



On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 12:04 AM, Dean Landolt <dean at deanlandolt.com> wrote:

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>
>
> 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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Not resolving this like o3 (or o6 really) sounds very strange. I think:

```js
let attr = "__proto__";
let o7 = new Object;
o7[attr] = p; // o7 inherits from p
```

Is the correct behavior here (why would it not invoke the setter?)