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package netscape.javascript;

import java.security.AccessController;

import java.security.PrivilegedAction;

import java.util.Iterator;

import java.util.ServiceLoader;

/**

 * <p>

 * Allows Java code to manipulate JavaScript objects.

 * </p>

 *

 * <p>

 * When a JavaScript object is passed or returned to Java code, it

 * is wrapped in an instance of {@code JSObject}. When a

 * {@code JSObject} instance is passed to the JavaScript engine,

 * it is unwrapped back to its original JavaScript object. The

 * {@code JSObject} class provides a way to invoke JavaScript

 * methods and examine JavaScript properties.

 * </p>

 *

 * <p> Any data returned from the JavaScript engine to Java is

 * converted to Java data types. Certain data passed to the JavaScript

 * engine is converted to JavaScript data types.

 * </p>

 *

 */

@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")

public abstract class JSObject {

    /**

     * Constructs a new JSObject. Users should neither call this method nor

     * subclass JSObject.

     */

    protected JSObject()  {

    }

    /**

     * Calls a JavaScript method. Equivalent to

     * "this.methodName(args[0], args[1], ...)" in JavaScript.

     *

     * @param methodName The name of the JavaScript method to be invoked.

     * @param args the Java objects passed as arguments to the method.

     * @return Result of the method.

     * @throws JSException when an error is reported from the browser or

     * JavaScript engine.

     */

    public abstract Object call(String methodName, Object... args) throws JSException;

    /**

     * Evaluates a JavaScript expression. The expression is a string of

     * JavaScript source code which will be evaluated in the context given by

     * "this".

     *

     * @param s The JavaScript expression.

     * @return Result of the JavaScript evaluation.

     * @throws JSException when an error is reported from the browser or

     * JavaScript engine.

     */

    public abstract Object eval(String s) throws JSException;

    /**

     * Retrieves a named member of a JavaScript object. Equivalent to

     * "this.name" in JavaScript.

     *

     * @param name The name of the JavaScript property to be accessed.

     * @return The value of the propery.

     * @throws JSException when an error is reported from the browser or

     * JavaScript engine.

     */

    public abstract Object getMember(String name) throws JSException;

    /**

     * Sets a named member of a JavaScript object. Equivalent to

     * "this.name = value" in JavaScript.

     *

     * @param name The name of the JavaScript property to be accessed.

     * @param value The value of the propery.

     * @throws JSException when an error is reported from the browser or

     * JavaScript engine.

     */

    public abstract void setMember(String name, Object value) throws JSException;

    /**

     * Removes a named member of a JavaScript object. Equivalent

     * to "delete this.name" in JavaScript.

     *

     * @param name The name of the JavaScript property to be removed.

     * @throws JSException when an error is reported from the browser or

     * JavaScript engine.

     */

    public abstract void removeMember(String name) throws JSException;

    /**

     * Retrieves an indexed member of a JavaScript object. Equivalent to

     * "this[index]" in JavaScript.

     *

     * @param index The index of the array to be accessed.

     * @return The value of the indexed member.

     * @throws JSException when an error is reported from the browser or

     * JavaScript engine.

     */

    public abstract Object getSlot(int index) throws JSException;

    /**

     * Sets an indexed member of a JavaScript object. Equivalent to

     * "this[index] = value" in JavaScript.

     *

     * @param index The index of the array to be accessed.

     * @param value The value to set

     * @throws JSException when an error is reported from the browser or

     * JavaScript engine.

     */

    public abstract void setSlot(int index, Object value) throws JSException;

}