Object-Oriented JavaScript - Second Edition

Summary

In this chapter you learned quite a few ways (patterns) for implementing inheritance and the following table summarizes them. The different types can roughly be divided into:

• Patterns that work with constructors
• Patterns that work with objects

You can also classify the patterns based on whether they:

• Use the prototype
• Copy properties
• Do both (copy properties of the prototype)

#	Name	Example	Classification	Notes
1	Prototype chaining (pseudo-classical)	Child.prototype = new Parent();	Works with constructors Uses the prototype chain	The default mechanism. Tip: move all properties/methods that are meant to be reused to the prototype, add the non-reusable as own properties.
2	Inherit only the prototype	Child.prototype = Parent.prototype; ...