Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released.
The following errata were submitted by our customers and have not yet been approved or disproved by the author or editor. They solely represent the opinion of the customer.
Color Key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted by | Date submitted |
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ePub | Page chap 8 last section 3rd para |
Chap 8, section "Replacing the prototype Property with a New Object Removes the Default Constructor Property |
John Aldrin | May 30, 2013 |
Printed | Page 3 Last paragraph, second to last sentence |
Hi! |
Matthew Malinowski | Jun 01, 2013 |
Page 10 4th paragraph |
"It's possible to forgo". |
Diogo Barros | Aug 28, 2013 | |
Page 19 Note at bottom of page |
The following two statements in the bottom note, as they relate to references, are misleading: |
Anonymous | Dec 10, 2013 | |
Page 38 last paragraph |
In the last paragraph on the page, it says... |
Bob Monsour | Jan 11, 2013 | |
Page 41 3rd bullet of the Notes |
The notes indicate that when not using the hasOwnProperty test in the "for in" loop you would get properties that are inherited from the parent objects in the prototype chain. It also says that you'll only get those that are enumerable. |
Bob Monsour | Jan 11, 2013 | |
ePub | Page 51 code example |
I can't provide the exact page numbers because the e-Readers all seem to think they are different. But there is a class of errors that I think you are aware of because the "Live Code" examples shown in jsFiddle seem to be mostly correct. The error is that in the text, the comments which indicate what the output SHOULD be don't match the actual output. Also the reference to what a "modern" browser should show doesn't always match either. |
Don Albertson | May 03, 2013 |
Printed | Page 52 Notes 2nd bullet |
in the second bullet of Notes it says: |
Tom Skinner | Oct 18, 2013 |
ePub | Page 72 United States |
Indicates "See Chapter 1" for content that is actually in Chapter 2. |
Matt Chapman | Jul 09, 2013 |
Mobi | Page 2104 United Kingdom |
At location 2104 in Kindle, the function reads "var add = new Function(' x', 'y', 'return x + z');" Presumably, it should actually return x + y? (I realize that z could be a global, but that would be an unwelcome complication). |
William Hudson | Jun 04, 2013 |