testWeirdDateParse.js

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var global = this;

function testWeirdDateParseOuter()

    var vDateParts = ["11", "17", "2008"];

    var out = [];

    for (var vI = 0; vI < vDateParts.length; vI++)

        out.push(testWeirdDateParseInner(vDateParts[vI]));

    /* Mutate the global shape so we fall off trace; this causes

     * additional oddity */

    global.x = Math.random();

    return out;

function testWeirdDateParseInner(pVal)

    var vR = 0;

    for (var vI = 0; vI < pVal.length; vI++) {

        var vC = pVal.charAt(vI);

        if ((vC >= '0') && (vC <= '9'))

            vR = (vR * 10) + parseInt(vC);

    return vR;

function testWeirdDateParse() {

    var result = [];

    result.push(testWeirdDateParseInner("11"));

    result.push(testWeirdDateParseInner("17"));

    result.push(testWeirdDateParseInner("2008"));

    result.push(testWeirdDateParseInner("11"));

    result.push(testWeirdDateParseInner("17"));

    result.push(testWeirdDateParseInner("2008"));

    result = result.concat(testWeirdDateParseOuter());

    result = result.concat(testWeirdDateParseOuter());

    result.push(testWeirdDateParseInner("11"));

    result.push(testWeirdDateParseInner("17"));

    result.push(testWeirdDateParseInner("2008"));

    return result.join(",");

assertEq(testWeirdDateParse(), "11,17,2008,11,17,2008,11,17,2008,11,17,2008,11,17,2008");