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Function (Rhino)
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Interface Function</H2>
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<DT><B>All Superinterfaces:</B> <DD><A HREF="../../../org/mozilla/javascript/Callable.html" title="interface in org.mozilla.javascript">Callable</A>, <A HREF="../../../org/mozilla/javascript/Scriptable.html" title="interface in org.mozilla.javascript">Scriptable</A></DD>
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<DT><B>All Known Implementing Classes:</B> <DD>org.mozilla.javascript.BaseFunction, org.mozilla.javascript.Delegator, <A HREF="../../../org/mozilla/javascript/FunctionObject.html" title="class in org.mozilla.javascript">FunctionObject</A>, <A HREF="../../../org/mozilla/javascript/Synchronizer.html" title="class in org.mozilla.javascript">Synchronizer</A></DD>
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<DT><PRE>public interface <B>Function</B><DT>extends <A HREF="../../../org/mozilla/javascript/Scriptable.html" title="interface in org.mozilla.javascript">Scriptable</A>, <A HREF="../../../org/mozilla/javascript/Callable.html" title="interface in org.mozilla.javascript">Callable</A></DL>
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This is interface that all functions in JavaScript must implement.
 The interface provides for calling functions and constructors.
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<DT><B>Author:</B></DT>
  <DD>Norris Boyd</DD>
<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../org/mozilla/javascript/Scriptable.html" title="interface in org.mozilla.javascript"><CODE>Scriptable</CODE></A></DL>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.Object</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../org/mozilla/javascript/Function.html#call(org.mozilla.javascript.Context, org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable, org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable, java.lang.Object[])">call</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../org/mozilla/javascript/Context.html" title="class in org.mozilla.javascript">Context</A>&nbsp;cx,
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<A NAME="call(org.mozilla.javascript.Context, org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable, org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable, java.lang.Object[])"><!-- --></A><H3>
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java.lang.Object <B>call</B>(<A HREF="../../../org/mozilla/javascript/Context.html" title="class in org.mozilla.javascript">Context</A>&nbsp;cx,
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<A HREF="../../../org/mozilla/javascript/Scriptable.html" title="interface in org.mozilla.javascript">Scriptable</A> <B>construct</B>(<A HREF="../../../org/mozilla/javascript/Context.html" title="class in org.mozilla.javascript">Context</A>&nbsp;cx,
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<DD>Call the function as a constructor.

 This method is invoked by the runtime in order to satisfy a use
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