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The NASHORN-207.js Java example source code

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/**
 * NASHORN-207 : implement strict mode
 *
 * @test
 * @run
 */

'use strict';

// cannot delete a variable
try {
    eval("var fooVar = 3; delete fooVar;");
    fail("#1 should have thrown SyntaxError");
} catch (e) {
    if (! (e instanceof SyntaxError)) {
        fail("#2 SyntaxError expected but got " + e);
    } 
}

// cannot delete function parameter variable
try {
    eval("function func(a) { delete a; }; func(2);");
    fail("#3 should have thrown SyntaxError");
} catch(e) {
    if (! (e instanceof SyntaxError)) {
        fail("#4 SyntaxError expected but got " + e);
    } 
}

// assignment can't be used to define as new variable
try {
    bar = 3;
    fail("#5 should have thrown ReferenceError");
} catch (e) {
    if (! (e instanceof ReferenceError)) {
        fail("#6 ReferenceError expected but got " + e);
    }
}

// repeated property definition is not allowed in an object literal
try {
    eval("var obj = { foo: 33, foo: 44 }");
    fail("#7 should have thrown SyntaxError");
} catch(e) {
    if (! (e instanceof SyntaxError)) {
        fail("#8 SyntaxError expected but got " + e);
    }
}

// can't assign to "eval"
try {
    eval("var eval = 3");
    fail("#9 should have thrown SyntaxError");
} catch(e) {
    if (! (e instanceof SyntaxError)) {
        fail("#10 SyntaxError expected but got " + e);
    }
}

// can't assign to 'arguments'
try {
    eval("function func() { arguments = 34; }");
    fail("#11 should have thrown SyntaxError");
} catch(e) {
    if (! (e instanceof SyntaxError)) {
        fail("#12 SyntaxError expected but got " + e);
    }
}

// can't delete non-configurable properties
try {
    delete Object.prototype;
    fail("#13 should have thrown TypeError");
} catch (e) {
    if (! (e instanceof TypeError)) {
        fail("#14 TypeError expected but got " + e);
    }
}

// cannot re-use function parameter name
try {
    eval("function func(a, a) {}");
    fail("#15 should have thrown SyntaxError");
} catch (e) {
    if (! (e instanceof SyntaxError)) {
        fail("#16 SyntaxError expected but got " + e);
    }
}

// strict eval creates own scope and caller's scope is untouched!
eval("var myVar = 4;");
if (typeof myVar !== 'undefined') {
    fail("#17 eval var 'myVar' created in global scope");
}

eval("function myNewFunc() {}");
if (typeof myNewFunc !== 'undefined') {
    fail("#18 eval function 'myNewFunc' created in global scope");
}

// no octal in strict mode
try {
    eval("var x = 010;");
    fail("#19 should have thrown SyntaxError");
} catch (e) {
    if (! (e instanceof SyntaxError)) {
        fail("#20 SyntaxError expected but got " + e);
    }
}