javascript-constructors Flashcards

1
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What does the new operator do?

A

creates a new object type:
Creates a blank, plain JavaScript object;
Links (sets the constructor of) the newly created object to another object by setting the other object as its parent prototype;
Passes the newly created object from Step 1 as the this context;
Returns this if the function doesn’t return an object.

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2
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What property of JavaScript functions can store shared behavior for instances created with new?

A

the prototype property

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3
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What does the instanceof operator do?

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it checks to see if prototype property of a constructor appears anywhere in the prototype chain of an object

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