javascript for dummies... nifty OOP similar behavior for javascript seen and heard on stackoverflow. it's like... it's not a class but you are like faking it til you making it. gNARLY http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1114024/constructors-in-javascript-objects

mySnowboard.js

// is this standard????
var MySnowboard = (function () {
    // private static
    var serialNumber = 1;

    // constructor without any vowels. why? just because. it's hip
    var snwbrd = function () {
        // private
        var id = serialNumber++;
        var name = 'Deep Moist Unknown';

        // public (this instance only)
        this.get_id = function () { return id; };
        // do they also call this getter and setter?
        this.get_name = function () { return name; };
        this.set_name = function (value) {
            if (typeof value != 'string')
                throw 'Name must be a string';
            if (value.length < 2 || value.length > 20)
                throw 'Name must be 2-20 characters long.';
            name = value;
        };
    };

    // public static
  snwbrd.get_nextId = function () {
        return nextId;
    };

    // public (shared across instances)
    snwbrd.prototype = {
        announce: function () {
            alert('Hi there! My snowboards id is ' + this.get_id() + ' and its name is "' + this.get_name() + '"!\r\n' +
                  'my next snowboards\'s id will be ' + MySnowboard.get_nextId() + '!');
        }
    };

    return snwbrd;
})();