OO Javascript notes

1. a few concepts to remember

• Expression: Something which evaluates to a value. Example: 1+2/x (to be executed, return a value).
• Statement: A line of code which does something. Example: GOTO 100
• Function delcaration : function Identifier ( FormalParameterList _opt ){ FunctionBody }
• Function expression : function Identifier _opt ( FormalParameterList _opt ){ FunctionBody }

try to understand their position and relationship in javascript is quite important.

 

Ref: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19132/expression-versus-statement

Ref: http://yura.thinkweb2.com/named-function-expressions/

 

2. Object.constructor will return who object declaration. e.g. [].constructor = function Array(){}

 

3. object.constructor.name will display the name of the object.

e.g. [].constructor.name == Array

 

4. another good article:  http://jibbering.com/faq/faq_notes/closures.html

 

5. *Never no that until now* if you were to declare saying without the var keyword preceding it, it would automatically become a global variable

 ref: http://robertnyman.com/2008/10/09/explaining-javascript-scope-and-closures/

 

6. understand javascript closure , prototype property of an object is important to understand OO JS.

 

 

Here is a nice graphic for OO JS, I copied from another guy in Javaeye.

 

Ref: http://www.iteye.com/wiki/Object_Oriented_JavaScript/1317-javascript-object-oriented-technology-

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