Editorial: Remove unnecessary "the value of" when referencing properties (#3643)

tontonialberto · ljharb · commit b324a0dbcb94 · 2025-07-14T20:02:14.000-07:00
diff --git a/spec.html b/spec.html
@@ -6995,10 +6995,10 @@ <h1>
       <dl class="header">
       </dl>
       <emu-alg>
-        1. Let _methods_ be the value of _constructor_.[[PrivateMethods]].
+        1. Let _methods_ be _constructor_.[[PrivateMethods]].
         1. For each PrivateElement _method_ of _methods_, do
           1. Perform ? PrivateMethodOrAccessorAdd(_O_, _method_).
-        1. Let _fields_ be the value of _constructor_.[[Fields]].
+        1. Let _fields_ be _constructor_.[[Fields]].
         1. For each element _fieldRecord_ of _fields_, do
           1. Perform ? DefineField(_O_, _fieldRecord_).
         1. Return ~unused~.
@@ -31312,7 +31312,7 @@ <h1>Function.prototype.toString ( )</h1>
           1. Let _func_ be the *this* value.
           1. If _func_ is an Object, _func_ has a [[SourceText]] internal slot, _func_.[[SourceText]] is a sequence of Unicode code points, and HostHasSourceTextAvailable(_func_) is *true*, then
             1. Return CodePointsToString(_func_.[[SourceText]]).
-          1. If _func_ is a <emu-xref href="#sec-built-in-function-objects">built-in function object</emu-xref>, return an implementation-defined String source code representation of _func_. The representation must have the syntax of a |NativeFunction|. Additionally, if _func_ has an [[InitialName]] internal slot and _func_.[[InitialName]] is a String, the portion of the returned String that would be matched by |NativeFunctionAccessor?| |PropertyName| must be the value of _func_.[[InitialName]].
+          1. If _func_ is a <emu-xref href="#sec-built-in-function-objects">built-in function object</emu-xref>, return an implementation-defined String source code representation of _func_. The representation must have the syntax of a |NativeFunction|. Additionally, if _func_ has an [[InitialName]] internal slot and _func_.[[InitialName]] is a String, the portion of the returned String that would be matched by |NativeFunctionAccessor?| |PropertyName| must be _func_.[[InitialName]].
           1. If _func_ is an Object and IsCallable(_func_) is *true*, return an implementation-defined String source code representation of _func_. The representation must have the syntax of a |NativeFunction|.
           1. Throw a *TypeError* exception.
         </emu-alg>
@@ -48542,7 +48542,7 @@ <h1>
         <dl class="header">
         </dl>
         <emu-alg>
-          1. Assert: The value of _promise_.[[PromiseState]] is ~pending~.
+          1. Assert: _promise_.[[PromiseState]] is ~pending~.
           1. Let _reactions_ be _promise_.[[PromiseFulfillReactions]].
           1. Set _promise_.[[PromiseResult]] to _value_.
           1. Set _promise_.[[PromiseFulfillReactions]] to *undefined*.
@@ -48611,7 +48611,7 @@ <h1>
         <dl class="header">
         </dl>
         <emu-alg>
-          1. Assert: The value of _promise_.[[PromiseState]] is ~pending~.
+          1. Assert: _promise_.[[PromiseState]] is ~pending~.
           1. Let _reactions_ be _promise_.[[PromiseRejectReactions]].
           1. Set _promise_.[[PromiseResult]] to _reason_.
           1. Set _promise_.[[PromiseFulfillReactions]] to *undefined*.
@@ -49341,7 +49341,7 @@ <h1>
               1. Let _fulfillJob_ be NewPromiseReactionJob(_fulfillReaction_, _value_).
               1. Perform HostEnqueuePromiseJob(_fulfillJob_.[[Job]], _fulfillJob_.[[Realm]]).
             1. Else,
-              1. Assert: The value of _promise_.[[PromiseState]] is ~rejected~.
+              1. Assert: _promise_.[[PromiseState]] is ~rejected~.
               1. Let _reason_ be _promise_.[[PromiseResult]].
               1. If _promise_.[[PromiseIsHandled]] is *false*, perform HostPromiseRejectionTracker(_promise_, *"handle"*).
               1. Let _rejectJob_ be NewPromiseReactionJob(_rejectReaction_, _reason_).
@@ -49772,7 +49772,7 @@ <h1>
         <dl class="header">
         </dl>
         <emu-alg>
-          1. Assert: The value of _generator_.[[GeneratorState]] is ~suspended-start~.
+          1. Assert: _generator_.[[GeneratorState]] is ~suspended-start~.
           1. Let _genContext_ be the running execution context.
           1. Set the Generator component of _genContext_ to _generator_.
           1. Let _closure_ be a new Abstract Closure with no parameters that captures _generatorBody_ and performs the following steps when called:
