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JavaScript

Posted by Bryan Simca
Bryan Simca
9,470 Points

methods() in object

does the method() declared in the class, the speak() method, defined as a property in an object? when you console.log(ernie), there was never a speak() method as its property

1 Answer

Liam Clarke
Liam Clarke
19,938 Points
Liam Clarke
Liam Clarke
19,938 Points

Hello Bryan,

Classes in JavaScript are built on prototypes

class Ernie {

  speak() {
    return 'Hello, my names Ernie';
  }
}

To console log a class method, you will need to access it through the prototype object.

console.log(console.log(Ernie.prototype.speak)) // ƒ speak() { return 'Hello, my names Ernie'; }

However, If you create a new object instance of Ernie, you can access the speak as you would expect

console.log(new Ernie().speak()) // Hello, my names Ernie