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JavaScript

Posted by Ang Kee Hian
Ang Kee Hian
Courses Plus Student 12,213 Points

Confused about constructors and object literals.

When should we use constructors and when should we use object literals?

What are the benefits, in simple terms, of using either?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,658 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,658 Points

Constructors are typically used any time you expect to create a number of instances of a certain class.

Object literals are useful for creating a single instance of an anonymous object, or for passing arguments to functions that expect an object parameter.