[giow] (2) Define 'this' for setTimeout functions

Fixing http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=11085 git-svn-id: http://svn.whatwg.org/webapps@5879 340c8d12-0b0e-0410-8428-c7bf67bfef74
whatwg · Feb 11, 2011 · dfce3bf · dfce3bf
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@@ -65697,10 +65697,15 @@ <h3 id=timers><span class=secno>7.3 </span>Timers</h3>
   <ol><li>
 
     <p>If the first argument to the invoked method is an object that
-    has an internal [[Call]] method, then return a <a href=#concept-task title=concept-task>task</a> that checks if the entry for <var title="">handle</var> in <var title="">list</var> has been cleared,
-    and if it has not, calls the aforementioned [[Call]] method with
-    as its arguments the third and subsequent arguments to the invoked
-    method (if any), and abort these steps.</p>
+    has an internal [[Call]] method, then return a <a href=#concept-task title=concept-task>task</a> that checks if the entry for <var title="">handle</var> in <var title="">list</var> has been
+    cleared, and if it has not, calls the aforementioned [[Call]]
+    method with as its arguments the third and subsequent arguments to
+    the invoked method (if any), and with an undefined <var title="">thisArg</var>, and abort these steps. <a href=#refsECMA262>[ECMA262]</a></p>
+
+    <p class=note>Setting <var title="">thisArg</var> to undefined
+    means that the function code will be executed with the <code title="">this</code> keyword bound to the <code><a href=#windowproxy>WindowProxy</a></code>
+    or the <code><a href=#workerglobalscope>WorkerGlobalScope</a></code> object, as if the code was
+    running in the global scope.</p>
 
     <p>Otherwise, continue with the remaining steps.</p>
 

diff --git a/index b/index
@@ -65700,10 +65700,15 @@ interface <dfn id=windowtimers>WindowTimers</dfn> {
   <ol><li>
 
     <p>If the first argument to the invoked method is an object that
-    has an internal [[Call]] method, then return a <a href=#concept-task title=concept-task>task</a> that checks if the entry for <var title="">handle</var> in <var title="">list</var> has been cleared,
-    and if it has not, calls the aforementioned [[Call]] method with
-    as its arguments the third and subsequent arguments to the invoked
-    method (if any), and abort these steps.</p>
+    has an internal [[Call]] method, then return a <a href=#concept-task title=concept-task>task</a> that checks if the entry for <var title="">handle</var> in <var title="">list</var> has been
+    cleared, and if it has not, calls the aforementioned [[Call]]
+    method with as its arguments the third and subsequent arguments to
+    the invoked method (if any), and with an undefined <var title="">thisArg</var>, and abort these steps. <a href=#refsECMA262>[ECMA262]</a></p>
+
+    <p class=note>Setting <var title="">thisArg</var> to undefined
+    means that the function code will be executed with the <code title="">this</code> keyword bound to the <code><a href=#windowproxy>WindowProxy</a></code>
+    or the <code>WorkerGlobalScope</code> object, as if the code was
+    running in the global scope.</p>
 
     <p>Otherwise, continue with the remaining steps.</p>
 

diff --git a/source b/source
@@ -74797,10 +74797,18 @@ interface <dfn>WindowTimers</dfn> {
     <p>If the first argument to the invoked method is an object that
     has an internal [[Call]] method, then return a <span
     title="concept-task">task</span> that checks if the entry for <var
-    title="">handle</var> in <var title="">list</var> has been cleared,
-    and if it has not, calls the aforementioned [[Call]] method with
-    as its arguments the third and subsequent arguments to the invoked
-    method (if any), and abort these steps.</p>
+    title="">handle</var> in <var title="">list</var> has been
+    cleared, and if it has not, calls the aforementioned [[Call]]
+    method with as its arguments the third and subsequent arguments to
+    the invoked method (if any), and with an undefined <var
+    title="">thisArg</var>, and abort these steps. <a
+    href="#refsECMA262">[ECMA262]</a></p>
+
+    <p class="note">Setting <var title="">thisArg</var> to undefined
+    means that the function code will be executed with the <code
+    title="">this</code> keyword bound to the <code>WindowProxy</code>
+    or the <code>WorkerGlobalScope</code> object, as if the code was
+    running in the global scope.</p>
 
     <p>Otherwise, continue with the remaining steps.</p>