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ECMA-262, 8th, ES2017

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ECMA-262, 10th, ES2019
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ECMA-262, 5.1 Edition, June 2011
ECMA-262, 3rd Edition, December 1999
ECMA-262, 2nd Edition, August 1998
ECMA-262, 1st Edition, June 1997

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Full read · ~15h 52m

Introduction5 min
1 Scope1 min
2 Conformance1 min
3 Normative References1 min
4 Overview15 min
5 Notational Conventions18 min
6 ECMAScript Data Types and Values43 min
7 Abstract Operations37 min
8 Executable Code and Execution Contexts52 min
9 Ordinary and Exotic Objects Behaviours1h 8m
10 ECMAScript Language: Source Code5 min
11 ECMAScript Language: Lexical Grammar33 min
12 ECMAScript Language: Expressions1h
13 ECMAScript Language: Statements and Declarations57 min
14 ECMAScript Language: Functions and Classes44 min
15 ECMAScript Language: Scripts and Modules34 min
16 Error Handling and Language Extensions4 min
17 ECMAScript Standard Built-in Objects4 min
18 The Global Object23 min
19 Fundamental Objects34 min
20 Numbers and Dates1h 1m
21 Text Processing1h 26m
22 Indexed Collections1h 25m
23 Keyed Collection30 min
24 Structured Data46 min
25 Control Abstraction Objects35 min
26 Reflection5 min
27 Memory Model20 min
Annex A (informative) Grammar Summary1 min
Annex B (normative) Additional ECMAScript Features for Web Browsers30 min
Annex C (informative) The Strict Mode of ECMAScript3 min
Annex D (informative) Corrections and Clarifications in ECMAScript 2015 with Possible Compatibility Impact2 min
Annex E (informative) Additions and Changes That Introduce Incompatibilities with Prior Editions8 min
Annex F (informative) Bibliography1 min
Glossary

1 Scope

This Standard defines the ECMAScript 2017 general-purpose programming language.

Introduction 2 Conformance

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ECMA-262, 9th, ES2018 ECMA-262, 8th, ES2017 ECMA-262, 7th, ES2016 ECMA-262, 6th, ES2015 ECMA-262, 5.1 Edition, June 2011 ECMA-262, 3rd Edition, December 1999 ECMA-262, 2nd Edition, August 1998 ECMA-262, 1st Edition, June 1997