Firefox and Safari both allow calling regular expression objects as

functions (as an alias for calling the exec method).  For
compatibility make call_regexp the default and remove the flag.

Review URL: http://codereview.chromium.org/155453

git-svn-id: http://v8.googlecode.com/svn/branches/bleeding_edge@2451 ce2b1a6d-e550-0410-aec6-3dcde31c8c00

src/arm/stub-cache-arm.cc

@@ -1121,8 +1121,6 @@ Object* LoadStubCompiler::CompileLoadGlobal(JSObject* object,
 }
 
 
-// TODO(1224671): IC stubs for keyed loads have not been implemented
-// for ARM.
 Object* KeyedLoadStubCompiler::CompileLoadField(String* name,
                                                 JSObject* receiver,
                                                 JSObject* holder,

src/execution.cc

@@ -164,19 +164,16 @@ Handle<Object> Execution::GetFunctionDelegate(Handle<Object> object) {
   // If you return a function from here, it will be called when an
   // attempt is made to call the given object as a function.
 
-  // The regular expression code here is really meant more as an
-  // example than anything else. KJS does not support calling regular
-  // expressions as functions, but SpiderMonkey does.
-  if (FLAG_call_regexp) {
-    bool is_regexp =
-        object->IsHeapObject() &&
-        (HeapObject::cast(*object)->map()->constructor() ==
-         *Top::regexp_function());
-
-    if (is_regexp) {
-      Handle<String> exec = Factory::exec_symbol();
-      return Handle<Object>(object->GetProperty(*exec));
-    }
+  // Regular expressions can be called as functions in both Firefox
+  // and Safari so we allow it too.
+  bool is_regexp =
+      object->IsHeapObject() &&
+      (HeapObject::cast(*object)->map()->constructor() ==
+       *Top::regexp_function());
+
+  if (is_regexp) {
+    Handle<String> exec = Factory::exec_symbol();
+    return Handle<Object>(object->GetProperty(*exec));
   }
 
   // Objects created through the API can have an instance-call handler

src/flag-definitions.h

@@ -144,9 +144,6 @@ DEFINE_bool(debugger_auto_break, false,
             "automatically set the debug break flag when debugger commands are "
             "in the queue (experimental)")
 
-// execution.cc
-DEFINE_bool(call_regexp, false, "allow calls to RegExp objects")
-
 // frames.cc
 DEFINE_int(max_stack_trace_source_length, 300,
            "maximum length of function source code printed in a stack trace.")

test/mjsunit/regexp-call-as-function.js

+// Copyright 2009 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+//       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+//       copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+//       disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+//       with the distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+//       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+//       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+// Test that regular expressions can be called as functions.  Calling
+// a regular expression as a function corresponds to calling it's exec
+// method.
+
+var regexp = /a(b)(c)/;
+var subject = "xyzabcde";
+var expected = 'abc,b,c';
+assertEquals(expected, String(regexp.exec(subject)));
+assertEquals(expected, String(regexp(subject)));