Implement prototypical inheritance by replacing the prototype of one constructor with the prototype of another constructor.
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var inherit = require( '@stdlib/utils-inherit' );Implements prototypical inheritance by replacing the prototype of one constructor with the prototype of another constructor.
function Foo() {
return this;
}
Foo.prototype.beep = function beep() {
return 'boop';
};
function Bar() {
Foo.call( this );
return this;
}
inherit( Bar, Foo );- This function is not designed to work with ES2015/ES6 classes. For ES2015/ES6 classes, use
classwithextends.
var inherit = require( '@stdlib/utils-inherit' );
function Foo() {
return this;
}
Foo.prototype = {};
Foo.prototype.beep = function beep() {
return 'boop';
};
function Bar() {
Foo.call( this );
this._super = Foo.prototype;
return this;
}
// Set up prototypical inheritance:
inherit( Bar, Foo );
var bar = new Bar();
var bool = ( bar instanceof Bar );
// returns true
bool = ( bar instanceof Foo );
// returns true
bool = bar.beep();
// returns 'boop'This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.
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