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ES6 provides a new syntax to create objects, using the class keyword.

In ES5, an object can be created by defining a constructor function and using the new keyword to instantiate the object.

In ES6, a class declaration has a constructor method that is invoked with the new keyword. If the constructor method is not explicitly defined, then it is implicitly defined with no arguments.

// Explicit constructor
class SpaceShuttle {
constructor(targetPlanet) {
this.targetPlanet = targetPlanet;
}
takeOff() {
console.log("To " + this.targetPlanet + "!");
}
}

// Implicit constructor
class Rocket {
launch() {
console.log("To the moon!");
}
}

const zeus = new SpaceShuttle('Jupiter');
// prints To Jupiter! in console
zeus.takeOff();

const atlas = new Rocket();
// prints To the moon! in console
atlas.launch();

It should be noted that the class keyword declares a new function, to which a constructor is added. This constructor is invoked when new is called to create a new object.

Note: UpperCamelCase should be used by convention for ES6 class names, as in SpaceShuttle used above.

The constructor method is a special method for creating and initializing an object created with a class. You will learn more about it in the Object Oriented Programming section of the JavaScript Algorithms And Data Structures Certification.

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Use the class keyword and write a constructor to create the Vegetable class.

The Vegetable class allows you to create a vegetable object with a property name that gets passed to the constructor.

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Vegetable should be a class with a defined constructor method.

assert(
typeof Vegetable === 'function' && typeof Vegetable.constructor === 'function'
);

The class keyword should be used.

assert(__helpers.removeJSComments(code).match(/class/g));

Vegetable should be able to be instantiated.

assert(() => {
const a = new Vegetable('apple');
return typeof a === 'object';
});

carrot.name should return carrot.

assert(carrot.name == 'carrot');

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// Only change code below this line

// Only change code above this line

const carrot = new Vegetable('carrot');
console.log(carrot.name); // Should display 'carrot'

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class Vegetable {
constructor(name) {
this.name = name;
}
}
const carrot = new Vegetable('carrot');