JS PROTOTYPES Flashcards

1
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What kind of inheritance does the JavaScript programming language use?

A

prototype-based
prototypal

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2
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What is a prototype in JavaScript?

A

an exisitng object that is reused

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3
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How is it possible to call methods on strings, arrays, and numbers even though those methods don’t actually exist on strings, arrays, and numbers?

A

The default prototype includes it

JavaScript objects give certain behaviors (methods) or data (properties) to other objects.

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4
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If an object does not have it’s own property or method by a given key, where does JavaScript look for it?

A

It looks within the prototype

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