javascript patterns

inheritance.js

// javascript inheritance example
// ECMAScript 5.1 (ECMA-262) / Javascript 1.8.5

function Foo ( name ) {
    
    this.name = name;
    
}


function Bar () {
    
    Foo.call( this, 'Bar' );
    
}

Bar.prototype = Object.create( Foo.prototype );
Bar.prototype.constructor = Bar;


Bar.prototype.whoami = function () {
    
    console.log( this.name );
    
}


// Usage example ..

bar = new Bar();
bar.whoami();