Var: Array is Object

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I just stumbled upon this:

var v = Array<var>();
v.isArray(); // true
v.isObject(); // true
v.getObject(); // NULL

It’s because VariantType_Array inherits from VariantType_Object. Is this intended? I figure it might be, to be consistent with JavaScript. In any case, getting true from isObject() and then NULL from getObject() is really surprising.

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Yes… IIRC that’s because javascript is a bit quirky. Not sure I’d want to change it…

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Ah ok. In that case I suggest adding a short hint to the documentation for isObject: “Returns true if the var is an array or an object”.

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Yep, fair enough

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In Javascript, everything is an object… {}