closure_inheritance.js

// Requires node v0.1.100 or a browser with console

function newShape(x, y) {
  return {
    toString: function () {
      return 'Shape at ' + x + ', ' + y;
    }
  };
}

function newCircle(x, y, r) {
  var obj = newShape(x, y);
  var baseToString = shape.toString;
  obj.toString = function () {
    return 'Circular '+ baseToString() + ' with radius ' + r;
  };
  return obj;
}

var shape = newShape(10, 20);
console.log(shape);

var circle = newCircle(15, 40, 10);
console.log(circle);

Hi,

Line number : 13, instead of that you can straight away use "return 'Circular '+ shape.toString() + ' with radius ' + r;" at line number 15 isnt it ? did you do it that way for any particular purpose ?

line # 13 should read "var baseToString = obj.toString" (as pointed out elsewhere)

@futur - doing so would create an infinite loop and blow the stack since you are redefining toString() to a allow the value of 'r' to be displayed.

@MaybeALittleLate