Array.length remains the same even though array has element index greater than length set: Bug or feature?
I don't really know if this is a bug, or a feature of Firefox's JavaScript core engine. Say I have an array:
var array = [];
I set the length of the array to a very large number:
array.length = 155555555;
This now turns the variable array into an array with 155555555 blank slots. If I then do:
array[502039410402] = 5; // Notice that 502039410402 > the previously set 155555555 for length
array.length remains at 155555555, but the actual array is appended with a sudden index 502039410402 (i.e., index 155555553, 155555554, and then suddenly index 502039410402; see screenshot), with that element containing 5. Is this a bug, or an intended feature?
I would appreciate it if anyone could let me know.
Thanks!
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The values you use are very large.
Can you replicate this with small values like 50 and 100 and if not, when does it stop working ?
Oh no, array.length isn't read-only? Why, JavaScript, why?! But setting that aside...
The MDN article says length must be less than 232 (4294967296).
Elements with indexes beyond that size seem to exist in a state of limbo, and don't behave like members of the array in array operations:
I've read many times that everything in JavaScript is an object, so perhaps that's why the limbo elements can exist.
