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/*!
\page qmlscope.html
\title QML Scope

\l {Property Binding}s and \l {ECMAScript Blocks} are executed in a scope chain automatically 
established by QML when constructing a component instance.  QML is a \e {dynamically scoped} 
language.  Different object instances instantiated from the same component can exist in 
dramatically different scope chains.

\image qml-scope.png

\section1 Variable object

Where local variables are stored.  Not really applicable to bindings.

\section1 QML Scope object

Principally for the \c parent property.

\code
Item {
    anchors.fill: parent
}
\endcode

vs

\code
Item {
    anchors.fill: this.parent
}
\endcode

\section1 QML Component chain

Principally for propogating properties around the component.

\section1 QmlContext chain

App provided data.

\section1 QML Global Object

Contains all the properties ECMAScript defines, plus some QML ones.  Documented \l {QML Global Object}.
*/