Mastering JavaScript Design Patterns

Build me a prototype

As I've previously mentioned, there is currently no support for creating true classes in JavaScript. Objects created using the structure in the previous section have a fairly major drawback: creating multiple objects is not only time-consuming but also memory intensive. Each object is completely distinct from other objects created in the same fashion. This means that the memory used to hold the function definitions is not shared between all instances. What is even more fun is that you can redefine individual instances of a class without changing all of the instances. This is demonstrated in the following code:

var Castle = function(name){ this.name = name; this.build = function() { console.log(this.name); }; } var instance1 ...