--description--
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.
--instructions--
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
.
--hints--
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'
--solutions--
class Vegetable {
constructor(name) {
this.name = name;
}
}
const carrot = new Vegetable('carrot');