Why does `window.window.window` work in JavaScript?

Asked Nov 22 '17 at 12:36

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It doesn't matter if you write window or window.window or window.window.window, it still works.

I wanted to know what is the logic behind this.

I also checked it will work for window * 144 and after 145 it won't. Is this intended in the language?

edited Nov 22 '17 at 12:38

Tamás Sengel

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`window` is global, `window.window` is self referencing. But it's interesting that this does not work infinitely, I didn't know that :-) – Daniel W. Nov 22 '17 at 12:38
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https://stackoverflow.com/q/35788475/476 – deceze Nov 22 '17 at 12:39
Why is this question getting this many upvotes? It's not that great... – Cerbrus Nov 22 '17 at 12:41
Somewhatish related: https://stackoverflow.com/q/40452539/476 – deceze Nov 22 '17 at 12:41
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I can't reproduce that limit at least not around 144. – GolezTrol Nov 22 '17 at 12:42
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@Cerbrus Javascript Wats often accumulate upvotes like crazy… ;) – deceze Nov 22 '17 at 12:42
There is no limit. May be you are getting `Uncaught RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded` error – Durga Nov 22 '17 at 12:46
I guess my question is not clear. And trust me I wrote this question after checking all of this even the specification. But im asking if its self reference then why it wont work for 145 times? – Joomler Nov 22 '17 at 12:47
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Define better how exactly it fails "to work". – deceze Nov 22 '17 at 12:50
The _"Maximum call stack size exceeded"_ error sounds like an error in the interpreter that does have to keep track of each reference. – Cerbrus Nov 22 '17 at 12:50
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Because 144 is 42 * 3 + ((4 + 2) * 3). We know that 42 is life and you get 3 lives on old school games, like Javascript. Simples. – Reinstate Monica Cellio Nov 22 '17 at 12:51
@Archer [ಠ_ಠ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C-QnI3AXYAAsJqG.jpg:large) – deceze Nov 22 '17 at 12:54

Why does `window.window.window` work in JavaScript?

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