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Composition over Inheritance in JS
// Prototypal OO with ES6
// Eric Elliott's example
let animal = {
animalType: 'animal',
describe () {
return `An ${this.animalType}, with ${this.furColor} fur,
${this.legs} legs, and a ${this.tail} tail.`;
}
};
let mouse = Object.assign(Object.create(animal), {
animalType: 'mouse',
furColor: 'brown',
legs: 4,
tail: 'long, skinny'
});
console.log(mouse.describe());
// better example with Factories
let animal = {
animalType: 'animal',
describe () {
return `An ${this.animalType} with ${this.furColor} fur,
${this.legs} legs, and a ${this.tail} tail.`;
}
};
let mouseFactory = function mouseFactory () {
let secret = 'secret agent';
return Object.assign(Object.create(animal), {
animalType: 'mouse',
furColor: 'brown',
legs: 4,
tail: 'long, skinny',
profession () {
return secret;
}
});
};
let james = mouseFactory();
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