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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript: Challenge Building Constructor Methods and Generating Objects Board and Space Class Constructor Methods Solution

Posted by Ashish S
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Ashish S
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 938 Points

Why not this.row=new row(6); ?

Why not

this.row=new row(6); ?

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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This syntax would create a new instance of a "row" class, but there is no class by that name in this video.

There is also no "row" (singular) property, and the "rows" (plural) property only contains a plain number.

Ngonidzashe Jambo
Ngonidzashe Jambo
7,136 Points
Ngonidzashe Jambo
Ngonidzashe Jambo
7,136 Points

this.row=new row(6) will create an instance of the object row which we don't have.

Hubert Odias
Hubert Odias
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Hubert Odias
Hubert Odias
1,898 Points

I am new with javascript. So bear with me. This may have a new instance as if you are declaring a new variable. The new keyword is usually used to create a new object, variable.

used MDN to refer back to the new keyword

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/new