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		andhow on Aug 3, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mozilla’s new (internal) JavaScript value represen... The VM controls the creation and manipulation of doubles, so beggars and nasties do not have the ability to create a non-canonical NaN.

jws on Aug 3, 2010 [–]

There is a foreign function interface floating around in Mozilla land. js-ctypes. I have no idea how it relates to this javascript engine, but it tantalizes.

andhow on Aug 3, 2010 | [–]

js-ctypes goes through the JSAPI, so the JS engine can still guard against rogue NaNs.

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