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= nsJetpack = | |||
<code>nsJetpack</code> is a binary component used to provide services to Jetpack that aren't otherwise available to scripted chrome code in the Mozilla platform. | <code>nsJetpack</code> is a binary component used to provide services to Jetpack that aren't otherwise available to scripted chrome code in the Mozilla platform. | ||
== Accessing the Component == | |||
Because the goal of <code>nsJetpack</code> is to provide functionality to scripted code, and because much of its functionality is concerned with providing access to SpiderMonkey internals, the XPCOM interface for the component is rather [http://hg.mozilla.org/labs/jetpack/file/tip/components/public/nsIJetpack.idl trivial]. To obtain the component, simply do: | |||
var nsJetpack = Cc["@labs.mozilla.com/jetpackdi;1"] | |||
.createInstance(Ci.nsIJetpack).get(); | |||
This will give you the <code>nsJetpack</code> native JavaScript object, which provides access to all the component's functionality. | |||