javascript-constructors Flashcards
1
Q
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.
2
Q
What property of JavaScript functions can store shared behavior for instances created with new?
A
the prototype property
3
Q
What does the instanceof operator do?
A
it checks to see if prototype property of a constructor appears anywhere in the prototype chain of an object