Description Dusan Smolnikar 2011-06-28 05:37:42 EDT

Build Identifier: 20110407183333

Enter the following code into a .js file:
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// Create objects
var foo = {
	bar : {}
};

// Set some properties
foo.bar.one = 1;
foo.bar.two = 2;

// Reset the object
foo.bar = {};
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On the last line, I will get a javascript warning:
Type mismatch: cannot convert from ___anonymous346782_346783 to ___anonymous346761_346762

There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the code. I am simply overwriting an object with a new object.

If, however, I do the following:
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...
// Reset the object
foo.bar = new Object();
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I do not get a warning. From my understanding of javascript, the two declarations are equivalent.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
In eclipse preferences go to:
JavaScript > Validator > Error/Warnings
and enable JavaScript semantic validation.

This will enable display of warnings, such as described above.