When iterating over values, why does typeof(value) return "string" when value is a number? Javascrip
- by Mark
I'm using Google Chrome for this test:
Contrary to intuition, the first loop alerts "string" 3 times, while the second loop alerts "number" 3 times.
numarray = [1, 2, 3];
//for-each loop
for(num in numarray)
alert(typeof(num));
//standard loop
for(i=0; i<numarray.length; i++)
alert(typeof(numarray[i]));
I was expecting both loops to alert "number" 3 times. How is the first loop implemented in Javascript? In other words, if the for-each is syntactic sugar, what is its equivalent using a standard loop?
Also, is there some way to iterate over an object's namespace using a standard loop? I'm looking to touch every one of some object's methods and attributes using a loop of the second kind. I'm new to Javascript and any help is highly appreciated, thanks.
