Providing double as a reserved keyword suggests stronger data typing may be available in later versions of the ECMA standard.
This keyword also represents a Java data type and the double keyword allows for the potential extension of JavaScript interfaces to access Java applet parameters and return values.
See also: | float, Integer, java.lang.Double, LiveConnect, long, Reserved word, short |
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