constructor 属性返回对创建此对象的数组函数的引用
例子 1
在本例中,我们将展示如何使用 constructor 属性:
<script type="text/javascript"> var test=new Array(); if (test.constructor==Array
) { document.write("This is an Array"); } if (test.constructor==Boolean
) { document.write("This is a Boolean"); } if (test.constructor==Date
) { document.write("This is a Date"); } if (test.constructor==String
) { document.write("This is a String"); } </script>
输出:
This is an Array
constructor属性始终指向创建当前对象的构造函数。比如下面例子:
- // 等价于 var foo = new Array(1, 56, 34, 12);
- var arr = [1, 56, 34, 12];
- console.log(arr.constructor === Array); // true
- // 等价于 var foo = new Function();
- var Foo = function() { };
- console.log(Foo.constructor === Function); // true
- // 由构造函数实例化一个obj对象
- var obj = new Foo();
- console.log(obj.constructor === Foo); // true
- // 将上面两段代码合起来,就得到下面的结论
- console.log(obj.constructor.constructor === Function); // true
但是当constructor遇到prototype时,有趣的事情就发生了。
我们知道每个函数都有一个默认的属性prototype,而这个prototype的constructor默认指向这个函数。如下例所示:
- function Person(name) {
- this.name = name;
- };
- Person.prototype.getName = function() {
- return this.name;
- };
- var p = new Person("ZhangSan");
- console.log(p.constructor === Person); // true
- console.log(Person.prototype.constructor === Person); // true
- // 将上两行代码合并就得到如下结果
- console.log(p.constructor.prototype.constructor === Person); // true
当时当我们重新定义函数的prototype时(注意:和上例的区别,这里不是修改而是覆盖),constructor属性的行为就有点奇怪了,如下示例:
- function Person(name) {
- this.name = name;
- };
- Person.prototype = {
- getName: function() {
- return this.name;
- }
- };
- var p = new Person("ZhangSan");
- console.log(p.constructor === Person); // false
- console.log(Person.prototype.constructor === Person); // false
- console.log(p.constructor.prototype.constructor === Person); // false
为什么呢?
原来是因为覆盖Person.prototype时,等价于进行如下代码操作:
- Person.prototype = new Object({
- getName: function() {
- return this.name;
- }
- });
而constructor属性始终指向创建自身的构造函数,所以此时Person.prototype.constructor === Object,即是:
- function Person(name) {
- this.name = name;
- };
- Person.prototype = {
- getName: function() {
- return this.name;
- }
- };
- var p = new Person("ZhangSan");
- console.log(p.constructor === Object); // true
- console.log(Person.prototype.constructor === Object); // true
- console.log(p.constructor.prototype.constructor === Object); // true
怎么修正这种问题呢?方法也很简单,重新覆盖Person.prototype.constructor即可:
- function Person(name) {
- this.name = name;
- };
- Person.prototype = new Object({
- getName: function() {
- return this.name;
- }
- });
- Person.prototype.constructor = Person;
- var p = new Person("ZhangSan");
- console.log(p.constructor === Person); // true
- console.log(Person.prototype.constructor === Person); // true
- console.log(p.constructor.prototype.constructor === Person); // true