JavaScript: Prototypes

Get an introduction to JavaScript prototypal inheritance. Learn how to write more efficient JavaScript code using the prototype chain.

Introduction

• Understanding prototypes in JavaScript
• What you should know
• Exercise files and environment setup

1. Building Blocks of Prototypes

• Create object literals
• Create objects with a constructor function

2. Using Prototypal Inheritance

• Understand the prototype property
• Modify an object's prototype
• Create a prototype chain
• Apply prototypal inheritance

3. Using ES6 Classes

• Understand ES6 classes
• Build prototypes using ES6 classes