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#757 — 13.6.2: "the argument list passed into [[Construct]] as args"

• bug_id: 757
• creation_ts: 2012-10-07 14:45:00 -0700
• short_desc: 13.6.2: "the argument list passed into [[Construct]] as args"
• delta_ts: 2012-10-26 15:34:20 -0700
• product: Draft for 6th Edition
• component: editorial issue
• version: Rev 10: September 27, 2012 Draft
• rep_platform: All
• op_sys: All
• bug_status: RESOLVED
• resolution: FIXED
• priority: Normal
• bug_severity: normal
• everconfirmed: true
• reporter: Michael Dyck
• assigned_to: Allen Wirfs-Brock

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• commentid: 1889
• comment_count: 0
• who: Michael Dyck
• bug_when: 2012-10-07 14:45:25 -0700

In 13.6.2 [[Construct]],
step 5 says:
Let /result/ be the result of calling the [[Call]] internal property of
/F/, providing /obj/ as the *this* value and providing the argument list
passed into [[Construct]] as /args/.

1. [[Call]] doesn't have a parameter named /args/, it has a parameter named
/argumentsList/. (See bug 563.)

2. There's now a name for
"the argument list passed into [[Construct]]"
As with [[Call]], it's /argumentsList/.

Combining these two, change:
providing the argument list passed into [[Construct]] as /args/
to:
providing /obj/ as the this value and providing /argumentsList/
as /argumentsList/.

If you don't like the repetition of /argumentsList/ at the end, you could change the parameter name for [[Call]] or [[Construct]], or you could just avoid mentioning [[Call]]'s parameter names:
providing /obj/ and /argumentsList/

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• commentid: 1891
• comment_count: 1
• who: Michael Dyck
• bug_when: 2012-10-07 14:48:47 -0700

Whoops, I should have said...

Combining these two, change:
providing the argument list passed into [[Construct]] as /args/.
to:
providing /argumentsList/ as /argumentsList/.

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• commentid: 2000
• comment_count: 2
• who: Allen Wirfs-Brock
• bug_when: 2012-10-24 11:46:12 -0700

corrected in rev 11 editor's draft

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• commentid: 2146
• comment_count: 3
• who: Allen Wirfs-Brock
• bug_when: 2012-10-26 15:34:20 -0700

in October 26, 2012 release draft