2.1.23 [ECMA-262-1999] Section 10.2.1, Global Code

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V0036:

  • The scope chain is created and initialised to contain the global object and no others.

  • Variable instantiation is performed using the global object as the variable object and using property attributes { __DontEnum,__ DontDelete }.

  • The this value is the global object.

JScript 5.x variable instantiations creates properties of the global object that have the DontEnum attribute.