v8::Context Class Reference

#include <v8.h>

Data Structures
class	BackupIncumbentScope
class	Scope

Public Types
enum	EmbedderDataFields { kDebugIdIndex = 0 }

Public Member Functions
Local< Object >	Global ()
void	DetachGlobal ()
void	SetSecurityToken (Local< Value > token)
void	UseDefaultSecurityToken ()
Local< Value >	GetSecurityToken ()
void	Enter ()
void	Exit ()
Isolate *	GetIsolate ()
uint32_t	GetNumberOfEmbedderDataFields ()
V8_INLINE Local< Value >	GetEmbedderData (int index)
Local< Object >	GetExtrasBindingObject ()
void	SetEmbedderData (int index, Local< Value > value)
V8_INLINE void *	GetAlignedPointerFromEmbedderData (int index)
void	SetAlignedPointerInEmbedderData (int index, void *value)
void	AllowCodeGenerationFromStrings (bool allow)
bool	IsCodeGenerationFromStringsAllowed ()
void	SetErrorMessageForCodeGenerationFromStrings (Local< String > message)
template<class T >
V8_INLINE MaybeLocal< T >	GetDataFromSnapshotOnce (size_t index)
template<class T >
MaybeLocal< T >	GetDataFromSnapshotOnce (size_t index)

Static Public Member Functions
static Local< Context >	New (Isolate *isolate, ExtensionConfiguration *extensions=NULL, MaybeLocal< ObjectTemplate > global_template=MaybeLocal< ObjectTemplate >(), MaybeLocal< Value > global_object=MaybeLocal< Value >(), DeserializeInternalFieldsCallback internal_fields_deserializer=DeserializeInternalFieldsCallback())
static MaybeLocal< Context >	FromSnapshot (Isolate *isolate, size_t context_snapshot_index, DeserializeInternalFieldsCallback embedder_fields_deserializer=DeserializeInternalFieldsCallback(), ExtensionConfiguration *extensions=nullptr, MaybeLocal< Value > global_object=MaybeLocal< Value >())
static MaybeLocal< Object >	NewRemoteContext (Isolate *isolate, Local< ObjectTemplate > global_template, MaybeLocal< Value > global_object=MaybeLocal< Value >())

Friends
class	Value
class	Script
class	Object
class	Function

Detailed Description

A sandboxed execution context with its own set of built-in objects and functions.

Member Enumeration Documentation

EmbedderDataFields

enum v8::Context::EmbedderDataFields

The field at kDebugIdIndex used to be reserved for the inspector. It now serves no purpose.

Member Function Documentation

AllowCodeGenerationFromStrings()

void v8::Context::AllowCodeGenerationFromStrings

(

bool

allow

)

Control whether code generation from strings is allowed. Calling this method with false will disable 'eval' and the 'Function' constructor for code running in this context. If 'eval' or the 'Function' constructor are used an exception will be thrown.

If code generation from strings is not allowed the V8::AllowCodeGenerationFromStrings callback will be invoked if set before blocking the call to 'eval' or the 'Function' constructor. If that callback returns true, the call will be allowed, otherwise an exception will be thrown. If no callback is set an exception will be thrown.

DetachGlobal()

void v8::Context::DetachGlobal

(

)

Detaches the global object from its context before the global object can be reused to create a new context.

Enter()

void v8::Context::Enter

(

)

Enter this context. After entering a context, all code compiled and run is compiled and run in this context. If another context is already entered, this old context is saved so it can be restored when the new context is exited.

Exit()

void v8::Context::Exit

(

)

Exit this context. Exiting the current context restores the context that was in place when entering the current context.

FromSnapshot()

static MaybeLocal<Context> v8::Context::FromSnapshot ( Isolate *  isolate, size_t  context_snapshot_index, DeserializeInternalFieldsCallback  embedder_fields_deserializer = DeserializeInternalFieldsCallback(), ExtensionConfiguration *  extensions = nullptr, MaybeLocal< Value >  global_object = MaybeLocal< Value >()  )

static

Create a new context from a (non-default) context snapshot. There is no way to provide a global object template since we do not create a new global object from template, but we can reuse a global object.

Parameters

isolate	See v8::Context::New.
context_snapshot_index	The index of the context snapshot to deserialize from. Use v8::Context::New for the default snapshot.
embedder_fields_deserializer	Optional callback to deserialize internal fields. It should match the SerializeInternalFieldCallback used to serialize.
extensions	See v8::Context::New.
global_object	See v8::Context::New.

GetAlignedPointerFromEmbedderData()

void * v8::Context::GetAlignedPointerFromEmbedderData

(

int

index

)

Gets a 2-byte-aligned native pointer from the embedder data with the given index, which must have been set by a previous call to SetAlignedPointerInEmbedderData with the same index. Note that index 0 currently has a special meaning for Chrome's debugger.

GetDataFromSnapshotOnce()

template<class T >

V8_INLINE MaybeLocal<T> v8::Context::GetDataFromSnapshotOnce

(

size_t

index

)

Return data that was previously attached to the context snapshot via SnapshotCreator, and removes the reference to it. Repeated call with the same index returns an empty MaybeLocal.

GetEmbedderData()

Local< Value > v8::Context::GetEmbedderData

(

int

index

)

Gets the embedder data with the given index, which must have been set by a previous call to SetEmbedderData with the same index.

GetExtrasBindingObject()

Local<Object> v8::Context::GetExtrasBindingObject

(

)

Gets the binding object used by V8 extras. Extra natives get a reference to this object and can use it to "export" functionality by adding properties. Extra natives can also "import" functionality by accessing properties added by the embedder using the V8 API.

GetIsolate()

Isolate* v8::Context::GetIsolate

(

)

Returns an isolate associated with a current context.

GetNumberOfEmbedderDataFields()

uint32_t v8::Context::GetNumberOfEmbedderDataFields

(

)

Return the number of fields allocated for embedder data.

GetSecurityToken()

Local<Value> v8::Context::GetSecurityToken

(

)

Returns the security token of this context.

Global()

Local<Object> v8::Context::Global

(

)

Returns the global proxy object.

Global proxy object is a thin wrapper whose prototype points to actual context's global object with the properties like Object, etc. This is done that way for security reasons (for more details see https://wiki.mozilla.org/Gecko:SplitWindow).

Please note that changes to global proxy object prototype most probably would break VM—v8 expects only global object as a prototype of global proxy object.

IsCodeGenerationFromStringsAllowed()

bool v8::Context::IsCodeGenerationFromStringsAllowed

(

)

Returns true if code generation from strings is allowed for the context. For more details see AllowCodeGenerationFromStrings(bool) documentation.

New()

static Local<Context> v8::Context::New ( Isolate *  isolate, ExtensionConfiguration *  extensions = NULL, MaybeLocal< ObjectTemplate >  global_template = MaybeLocal< ObjectTemplate >(), MaybeLocal< Value >  global_object = MaybeLocal< Value >(), DeserializeInternalFieldsCallback  internal_fields_deserializer = DeserializeInternalFieldsCallback()  )

static

Creates a new context and returns a handle to the newly allocated context.

Parameters

isolate	The isolate in which to create the context.
extensions	An optional extension configuration containing the extensions to be installed in the newly created context.
global_template	An optional object template from which the global object for the newly created context will be created.
global_object	An optional global object to be reused for the newly created context. This global object must have been created by a previous call to Context::New with the same global template. The state of the global object will be completely reset and only object identify will remain.

NewRemoteContext()

static MaybeLocal<Object> v8::Context::NewRemoteContext ( Isolate *  isolate, Local< ObjectTemplate >  global_template, MaybeLocal< Value >  global_object = MaybeLocal< Value >()  )

static

Returns an global object that isn't backed by an actual context.

The global template needs to have access checks with handlers installed. If an existing global object is passed in, the global object is detached from its context.

Note that this is different from a detached context where all accesses to the global proxy will fail. Instead, the access check handlers are invoked.

It is also not possible to detach an object returned by this method. Instead, the access check handlers need to return nothing to achieve the same effect.

It is possible, however, to create a new context from the global object returned by this method.

SetAlignedPointerInEmbedderData()

void v8::Context::SetAlignedPointerInEmbedderData	(	int	index,
		void *	value
	)

Sets a 2-byte-aligned native pointer in the embedder data with the given index, growing the data as needed. Note that index 0 currently has a special meaning for Chrome's debugger.

SetEmbedderData()

void v8::Context::SetEmbedderData	(	int	index,
		Local< Value >	value
	)

Sets the embedder data with the given index, growing the data as needed. Note that index 0 currently has a special meaning for Chrome's debugger.

SetErrorMessageForCodeGenerationFromStrings()

void v8::Context::SetErrorMessageForCodeGenerationFromStrings

(

Local< String >

message

)

Sets the error description for the exception that is thrown when code generation from strings is not allowed and 'eval' or the 'Function' constructor are called.

SetSecurityToken()

void v8::Context::SetSecurityToken

(

Local< Value >

token

)

Sets the security token for the context. To access an object in another context, the security tokens must match.

UseDefaultSecurityToken()

void v8::Context::UseDefaultSecurityToken

(

)

Restores the security token to the default value.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• v8/include/v8.h