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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript: Challenge Building Constructor Methods and Generating Objects Token Properties Solution

Crystal Vesely
Crystal Vesely
14,500 Points
Posted by Crystal Vesely
Crystal Vesely
14,500 Points

Why aren’t we using ${this.owner.id} instead of ${owner.id}?

I understand that when we pass “this” as an argument for the parameter “owner”, we are essentially saying…

let token = new Token(i, this)

class Token { constructor(index, owner) { this.owner = owner; this.id = token-${i}-${this.id} } }

But I don’t understand why we aren’t putting ${this.owner.id}.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You certainly could use this.owner.id instead, since in the previous line this.owner was assigned to owner. But it's unnecessarily verbose because owner is still in scope and you can access owner.id directly.

Crystal Vesely
Crystal Vesely
14,500 Points
Crystal Vesely
Crystal Vesely
14,500 Points

Thank you so much! That response was extremely helpful. I see your responses quite often! I really appreciate your insight!