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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript (2015) Constructor Functions and Prototypes Create a Constructor

Tiffany White
Tiffany White
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Posted by Tiffany White
Tiffany White
5,373 Points

I am confused by the instructions here.

Not certain what this is asking: Modify the Monster constructor to take one parameter of name. Inside the constructor function, when it creates a new instance assign the parameter name to the property of name on the new instance.

monster.js 
function Monster (name) {

}

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

Remember that the new instance is referred to as this. So you want something like:

function Monster (name) {
    this.name = name;
}

This is very similar to what was done in the video using Dice and sides.

Tiffany White
Tiffany White
5,373 Points
Tiffany White
Tiffany White
5,373 Points

Yeah I figured it out. Thanks for answering the question though.

Shane Oliver
Shane Oliver
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Shane Oliver
Shane Oliver
19,977 Points

you need to add a property on the Monster object of name that is equal to the argument of name

this.name = name;