as universally approved on discussions on dev list, replace new Object() with {}. all tests pass ff & ie6

git-svn-id: http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers@3814 dc9f47b5-9b13-0410-9fdd-eb0c1a62fdaf

tests/BaseTypes/test_Bounds.html

@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
         t.ok(bounds.equals(originalBounds), "null to extend does not crash or change original bounds");
 
       //obj with no classname        
-        var object = new Object();
+        var object = {};
         bounds.extend(object);        
         t.ok(bounds.equals(originalBounds), "extend() passing object with no classname does not crash or change original bounds")
 

tests/Layer/test_EventPane.html

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         layer2 = new OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane('Test Layer');
 
         //give dummy function so test wont bomb on layer.setMap()
-        layer2.loadMapObject = function() { this.mapObject = new Object(); };
+        layer2.loadMapObject = function() { this.mapObject = {}; };
         layer2.getWarningHTML = function() { this.warning = true; return ""; }
 
         map.addLayer(layer2);

tests/Layer/test_MapServer.html

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer(name, url, params);
         t.ok( layer.isBaseLayer, "baselayer is true by default");
 
-        var newParams = OpenLayers.Util.extend(new Object(), params);
+        var newParams = OpenLayers.Util.extend({}, params);
         newParams.transparent = "true";
         layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer(name, url, newParams);
         t.ok( !layer.isBaseLayer, "baselayer is false when transparent is set to true");

tests/Layer/test_MapServer_Untiled.html

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer.Untiled(name, url, params);
         t.ok( layer.isBaseLayer, "baselayer is true by default");
 
-        var newParams = OpenLayers.Util.extend(new Object(), params);
+        var newParams = OpenLayers.Util.extend({}, params);
         newParams.transparent = "true";
         layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer.Untiled(name, url, newParams);
         t.ok( !layer.isBaseLayer, "baselayer is false when transparent is set to true");

tests/Layer/test_WMS.html

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
         layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS(name, url, params);
         t.ok( layer.isBaseLayer, "baselayer is true by default");
 
-        var newParams = OpenLayers.Util.extend(new Object(), params);
+        var newParams = OpenLayers.Util.extend({}, params);
         newParams.transparent = "true";
         layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS(name, url, newParams);
         t.ok( !layer.isBaseLayer, "baselayer is false when transparent is set to true");

tests/test_Feature.html

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     function test_01_Feature_constructor (t) {
         t.plan( 6 );
 
-        var layer = new Object();
+        var layer = {};
         var lonlat = new OpenLayers.LonLat(2,1);
         var iconURL = 'http://boston.openguides.org/features/ORANGE.png';
         var iconSize = new OpenLayers.Size(12, 17);

tests/test_Tile.html

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     function test_01_Tile_constructor (t) {
         t.plan( 9 );
         
-        var layer = new Object(); // bogus layer
+        var layer = {}; // bogus layer
         var position = new OpenLayers.Pixel(10,20);
         var bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(1,2,3,4);
         var url = "bobob";
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         t.plan( 6 );
         
         
-        var layer = new Object(); // bogus layer
+        var layer = {}; // bogus layer
         var position = new OpenLayers.Pixel(10,20);
         var bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(1,2,3,4);
         var url = "bobob";

tests/test_Util.html

@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
         var bKey = "blorg";
         var bValue = "us maximus";
         
-        var obj = new Object();
+        var obj = {};
         obj[aKey] = aValue;        
         obj[bKey] = bValue;