// String.replace on functions returning hashmap elements. function first() { var arr = {a: "hello", b: "there"}; var s = 'a|b'; return s.replace(/[a-z]/g, function(a) { return arr[a]; }, 'g'); } assertEq(first(), "hello|there"); function second() { var arr = {a: "hello", c: "there"}; var s = 'a|b|c'; return s.replace(/[a-z]/g, function(a) { return arr[a]; }, 'g'); } assertEq(second(), "hello|undefined|there"); Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, "b", {get: function() { return "what"; }}); assertEq(second(), "hello|what|there"); function third() { var arr = {a: "hello", b: {toString: function() { arr = {}; return "three"; }}, c: "there"}; var s = 'a|b|c'; return s.replace(/[a-z]/g, function(a) { return arr[a]; }, 'g'); } assertEq(third(), "hello|three|undefined");