FunctionTemplate Class Reference

#include <v8.h>

Inheritance diagram for FunctionTemplate:

Collaboration diagram for FunctionTemplate:

Public Member Functions
V8_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT MaybeLocal< Function >	GetFunction (Local< Context > context)
V8_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT MaybeLocal< Object >	NewRemoteInstance ()
void	SetCallHandler (FunctionCallback callback, Local< Value > data=Local< Value >(), SideEffectType side_effect_type=SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect, const CFunction *c_function=nullptr)
void	SetLength (int length)
Local< ObjectTemplate >	InstanceTemplate ()
void	Inherit (Local< FunctionTemplate > parent)
Local< ObjectTemplate >	PrototypeTemplate ()
void	SetPrototypeProviderTemplate (Local< FunctionTemplate > prototype_provider)
void	SetClassName (Local< String > name)
void	SetAcceptAnyReceiver (bool value)
void	ReadOnlyPrototype ()
void	RemovePrototype ()
bool	HasInstance (Local< Value > object)
Public Member Functions inherited from Template
void	Set (Local< Name > name, Local< Data > value, PropertyAttribute attributes=None)
void	SetPrivate (Local< Private > name, Local< Data > value, PropertyAttribute attributes=None)
V8_INLINE void	Set (Isolate *isolate, const char *name, Local< Data > value)
void	SetAccessorProperty (Local< Name > name, Local< FunctionTemplate > getter=Local< FunctionTemplate >(), Local< FunctionTemplate > setter=Local< FunctionTemplate >(), PropertyAttribute attribute=None, AccessControl settings=DEFAULT)
void	SetNativeDataProperty (Local< String > name, AccessorGetterCallback getter, AccessorSetterCallback setter=nullptr, Local< Value > data=Local< Value >(), PropertyAttribute attribute=None, Local< AccessorSignature > signature=Local< AccessorSignature >(), AccessControl settings=DEFAULT, SideEffectType getter_side_effect_type=SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect, SideEffectType setter_side_effect_type=SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect)
void	SetNativeDataProperty (Local< Name > name, AccessorNameGetterCallback getter, AccessorNameSetterCallback setter=nullptr, Local< Value > data=Local< Value >(), PropertyAttribute attribute=None, Local< AccessorSignature > signature=Local< AccessorSignature >(), AccessControl settings=DEFAULT, SideEffectType getter_side_effect_type=SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect, SideEffectType setter_side_effect_type=SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect)
void	SetLazyDataProperty (Local< Name > name, AccessorNameGetterCallback getter, Local< Value > data=Local< Value >(), PropertyAttribute attribute=None, SideEffectType getter_side_effect_type=SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect, SideEffectType setter_side_effect_type=SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect)
void	SetIntrinsicDataProperty (Local< Name > name, Intrinsic intrinsic, PropertyAttribute attribute=None)

Static Public Member Functions
static Local< FunctionTemplate >	New (Isolate *isolate, FunctionCallback callback=nullptr, Local< Value > data=Local< Value >(), Local< Signature > signature=Local< Signature >(), int length=0, ConstructorBehavior behavior=ConstructorBehavior::kAllow, SideEffectType side_effect_type=SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect, const CFunction *c_function=nullptr)
static Local< FunctionTemplate >	NewWithCache (Isolate *isolate, FunctionCallback callback, Local< Private > cache_property, Local< Value > data=Local< Value >(), Local< Signature > signature=Local< Signature >(), int length=0, SideEffectType side_effect_type=SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect)
static V8_INLINE FunctionTemplate *	Cast (Data *data)

Friends
class	Context
class	ObjectTemplate

Detailed Description

A FunctionTemplate is used to create functions at runtime. There can only be one function created from a FunctionTemplate in a context. The lifetime of the created function is equal to the lifetime of the context. So in case the embedder needs to create temporary functions that can be collected using Scripts is preferred.

Any modification of a FunctionTemplate after first instantiation will trigger a crash.

A FunctionTemplate can have properties, these properties are added to the function object when it is created.

A FunctionTemplate has a corresponding instance template which is used to create object instances when the function is used as a constructor. Properties added to the instance template are added to each object instance.

A FunctionTemplate can have a prototype template. The prototype template is used to create the prototype object of the function.

The following example shows how to use a FunctionTemplate:

v8::Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> t = v8::FunctionTemplate::New(isolate);
t->Set(isolate, "func_property", v8::Number::New(isolate, 1));
 
v8::Local<v8::Template> proto_t = t->PrototypeTemplate();
proto_t->Set(isolate,
             "proto_method",
             v8::FunctionTemplate::New(isolate, InvokeCallback));
proto_t->Set(isolate, "proto_const", v8::Number::New(isolate, 2));
 
v8::Local<v8::ObjectTemplate> instance_t = t->InstanceTemplate();
instance_t->SetAccessor(
    String::NewFromUtf8Literal(isolate, "instance_accessor"),
    InstanceAccessorCallback);
instance_t->SetHandler(
    NamedPropertyHandlerConfiguration(PropertyHandlerCallback));
instance_t->Set(String::NewFromUtf8Literal(isolate, "instance_property"),
                Number::New(isolate, 3));
 
v8::Local<v8::Function> function = t->GetFunction();
v8::Local<v8::Object> instance = function->NewInstance();

Let's use "function" as the JS variable name of the function object and "instance" for the instance object created above. The function and the instance will have the following properties:

func_property in function == true;
function.func_property == 1;
 
function.prototype.proto_method() invokes 'InvokeCallback'
function.prototype.proto_const == 2;
 
instance instanceof function == true;
instance.instance_accessor calls 'InstanceAccessorCallback'
instance.instance_property == 3;

A FunctionTemplate can inherit from another one by calling the FunctionTemplate::Inherit method. The following graph illustrates the semantics of inheritance:

FunctionTemplate Parent  -> Parent() . prototype -> { }
  ^                                                  ^
  | Inherit(Parent)                                  | .__proto__
  |                                                  |
FunctionTemplate Child   -> Child()  . prototype -> { }

A FunctionTemplate 'Child' inherits from 'Parent', the prototype object of the Child() function has proto pointing to the Parent() function's prototype object. An instance of the Child function has all properties on Parent's instance templates.

Let Parent be the FunctionTemplate initialized in the previous section and create a Child FunctionTemplate by:

Local<FunctionTemplate> parent = t;
Local<FunctionTemplate> child = FunctionTemplate::New();
child->Inherit(parent);
 
Local<Function> child_function = child->GetFunction();
Local<Object> child_instance = child_function->NewInstance();

The Child function and Child instance will have the following properties:

child_func.prototype.__proto__ == function.prototype;
child_instance.instance_accessor calls 'InstanceAccessorCallback'
child_instance.instance_property == 3;

The additional 'c_function' parameter refers to a fast API call, which must not trigger GC or JavaScript execution, or call into V8 in other ways. For more information how to define them, see include/v8-fast-api-calls.h. Please note that this feature is still experimental.

Definition at line 6420 of file v8.h.

Member Function Documentation

Cast()

FunctionTemplate * Cast ( Data *  data )

static

Definition at line 11294 of file v8.h.

GetFunction()

V8_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT MaybeLocal<Function> GetFunction

(

Local< Context >

context

)

Returns the unique function instance in the current execution context.

HasInstance()

bool HasInstance

(

Local< Value >

object

)

Returns true if the given object is an instance of this function template.

Inherit()

void Inherit

(

Local< FunctionTemplate >

parent

)

Causes the function template to inherit from a parent function template. This means the function's prototype.__proto__ is set to the parent function's prototype.

InstanceTemplate()

Local<ObjectTemplate> InstanceTemplate

(

)

Get the InstanceTemplate.

New()

static Local<FunctionTemplate> New ( Isolate *  isolate, FunctionCallback  callback = nullptr, Local< Value >  data = Local< Value >(), Local< Signature >  signature = Local< Signature >(), int  length = 0, ConstructorBehavior  behavior = ConstructorBehavior::kAllow, SideEffectType  side_effect_type = SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect, const CFunction *  c_function = nullptr  )

static

Creates a function template.

NewRemoteInstance()

V8_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT MaybeLocal<Object> NewRemoteInstance

(

)

Similar to Context::NewRemoteContext, this creates an instance that isn't backed by an actual object.

The InstanceTemplate of this FunctionTemplate must have access checks with handlers installed.

NewWithCache()

static Local<FunctionTemplate> NewWithCache ( Isolate *  isolate, FunctionCallback  callback, Local< Private >  cache_property, Local< Value >  data = Local< Value >(), Local< Signature >  signature = Local< Signature >(), int  length = 0, SideEffectType  side_effect_type = SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect  )

static

Creates a function template backed/cached by a private property.

PrototypeTemplate()

Local<ObjectTemplate> PrototypeTemplate

(

)

A PrototypeTemplate is the template used to create the prototype object of the function created by this template.

ReadOnlyPrototype()

void ReadOnlyPrototype

(

)

Sets the ReadOnly flag in the attributes of the 'prototype' property of functions created from this FunctionTemplate to true.

RemovePrototype()

void RemovePrototype

(

)

Removes the prototype property from functions created from this FunctionTemplate.

SetAcceptAnyReceiver()

void SetAcceptAnyReceiver

(

bool

value

)

When set to true, no access check will be performed on the receiver of a function call. Currently defaults to true, but this is subject to change.

SetCallHandler()

void SetCallHandler	(	FunctionCallback	callback,
		Local< Value >	data = Local< Value >(),
		SideEffectType	side_effect_type = SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect,
		const CFunction *	c_function = nullptr
	)

Set the call-handler callback for a FunctionTemplate. This callback is called whenever the function created from this FunctionTemplate is called. The 'c_function' represents a fast API call, see the comment above the class declaration.

SetClassName()

void SetClassName

(

Local< String >

name

)

Set the class name of the FunctionTemplate. This is used for printing objects created with the function created from the FunctionTemplate as its constructor.

SetLength()

void SetLength

(

int

length

)

Set the predefined length property for the FunctionTemplate.

SetPrototypeProviderTemplate()

void SetPrototypeProviderTemplate

(

Local< FunctionTemplate >

prototype_provider

)

A PrototypeProviderTemplate is another function template whose prototype property is used for this template. This is mutually exclusive with setting a prototype template indirectly by calling PrototypeTemplate() or using Inherit().

Friends And Related Function Documentation

Context

friend class Context

friend

Definition at line 6529 of file v8.h.

ObjectTemplate

friend class ObjectTemplate

friend

Definition at line 6530 of file v8.h.

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• include/v8.h