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Simple JavaScript subclassing
/*
* Simple JS subclassing, shamelessly stolen from
* http://kevinoncode.blogspot.com/2011/04/understanding-javascript-inheritance.html
*/
function Super() {
this.value = 42;
}
function Sub(parent) {
function SubClass() {};
SubClass.prototype = parent;
var child = new SubClass();
// whatever subclass-specific behavior...
return child;
}
s1 = new Super();
s2 = new Sub(s1);
s2.value; // returns 42
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