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This is an attempt to explain what is happening behind the scenes with event handlers in ES3 and why IE leaks in one case and not another.
// Global Object
// (§10.2.1)
// GO.scope_chain = [GO]
// GO._cache = _cache
var _cache = {};
// Declaration (§13.2):
// CWanonfunc.[[Scope]] = GO.scope_chain.slice(0) (§13.2 step 7)
// GO.createWrapper = CWanonfunc()
var createWrapper = (function(){ // CWanonfunc
// Execution (§10.2.3):
// Activation Object creation (§10.1.6)
// CWanonfunc_AO.arguments = {} (§10.1.8)
// CWanonfunc_AO.id = id
// CWanonfunc_AO.createLookupHandler = createLookupHandler
// CWanonfunc_AO.createWrapper = createWrapper
// CWanonfunc.scope_chain = [CWanonfunc_AO].concat(CWanonfunc.[[Scope]]) == [CWanonfunc_AO, GO]
var id = 0;
// Declaration (§13.2):
// createLookupHandler.[[Scope]] = CWanonfunc.scope_chain.slice(0) == [CWanonfunc_AO, GO] (§13.2 step 7)
function createLookupHandler(id){
// Execution (§10.2.3):
// Activation Object creation (§10.1.6)
// createLookupHandler_AO.arguments = {} (§10.1.8)
// createLookupHandler_AO.id = arguments[0]
// createLookupHandler_AO.handler = handler
// createLookupHandler.scope_chain = [createLookupHandler_AO].concat(createLookupHandler.[[Scope]]) == [createLookupHandler_AO, CWanonfunc_AO, GO]
// Declaration (§13.2):
// handler.[[Scope]] = createLookupHandler.scope_chain.slice(0) == [createLookupHandler_AO, CWanonfunc_AO, GO] (§13.2 step 7)
function handler(){
// Execution (§10.2.3):
// Activation Object creation (§10.1.6)
// handler_AO.arguments = {}
// handler.scope_chain = [handler_AO].concat(handler.[[Scope]]) == [handler_AO, createLookupHandler_AO, CWanonfunc_AO, GO]
// id lookup (§10.1.4):
// check handler_AO, not found
// check createLookupHandler_AO, found
// _cache lookup (§10.1.4):
// check handler_AO, not found
// check createLookupHandler_AO, not found
// check CWanonfunc_AO, not found
// check GO, found
if(id in _cache && _cache[id]){
_cache[id].handler.apply(_cache[id].element, arguments);
}
};
}
// Declaration (§13.2):
// createWrapper.[[Scope]] = CWanonfunc.scope_chain.slice(0) == [CWanonfunc_AO, GO] (§13.2 step 7)
function createWrapper(elem, func){
// Execution (§10.2.3):
// Activation Object creation (§10.1.6)
// createWrapper_AO.arguments = {}
// createWrapper_AO.elem = arguments[0]
// createWrapper_AO.func = arguments[1]
// createWrapper_AO.cid = id++
// createWrapper_AO.wrapper = createLookupHandler(cid)
// createWrapper.scope_chain = [createWrapper_AO].concat(createWrapper.[[Scope]]) == [createWrapper_AO, CWanonfunc_AO, GO]
// id lookup (§10.1.4):
// check createWrapper_AO, not found
// check CWanonfunc_AO, found
// createLookupHandler lookup (§10.1.4):
// check createWrapper_AO, not found
// check CWanonfunc_AO, found
var cid = id++,
wrapper = createLookupHandler(cid);
// _cache lookup (§10.1.4):
// check createWrapper_AO, not found
// check CWanonfunc_AO, not found
// check GO, found
_cache[cid] = {
handler: wrapper,
element: elem
};
return wrapper;
}
return createWrapper;
})();
// createWrapper.[[Scope]] == [CWanonfunc_AO, GO]
// Declaration (§13.2):
// anonfunc.[[Scope]] = GO.scope_chain.slice(0) (§13.2 step 7)
(function(){ // anonfunc
// Execution (§10.2.3):
// Activation Object creation (§10.1.6)
// anonfunc_AO.arguments = {}
// anonfunc_AO.elem = elem
// anonfunc_AO.LeakFunc = LeakFunc
// anonfunc.scope_chain = [anonfunc_AO].concat(anonfunc.[[Scope]]) == [anonfunc_AO, GO]
// This sets anonfunc_AO.elem
var elem = document.getElementById("someElement");
// Declaration (§13.2):
// LeakFunc.[[Scope]] = anonfunc.scope_chain.slice(0) == [anonfunc_AO, GO] (§13.2 step 7)
function LeakFunc(){
// Execution (§10.2.3):
// Activation Object creation (§10.1.6)
// LeakFunc_AO.arguments = {}
// LeakFunc.scope_chain = [LeakFunc_AO].concat(LeakFunc.[[Scope]]) == [LeakFunc_AO, anonfunc_AO, GO]
}
// Attach: anonfunc_AO.elem.onclick = anonfunc_AO.LeakFunc
// Leak: lookup through activation object through scope chain
// LeakFunc.scope_chain = [
// LeakFunc_AO,
// anonfunc_AO: {
// elem: {
// onclick: LeakFunc
// }
// },
// GO
// ]
elem.attachEvent("onclick", LeakFunc);
// Attach: anonfunc_AO.elem.onclick = anonfunc_AO.anonHandler
// No leak: lookup through global object through scope chain
// anonHandler.scope_chain = [
// handler_AO,
// createLookupHandler_AO,
// CWanonfunc_AO,
// GO: {
// _cache: {
// 0: {
// element: {
// onclick: anonHandler
// }
// }
// }
// }
// ]
elem.attachEvent("onclick", createWrapper(function(){}));
})();
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