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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript Object Basics Creating Object Literals

Su Deng
Su Deng
1,226 Points
Posted by Su Deng
Su Deng
1,226 Points

i dont know how to add an empty method to an object literal

how do u add a method to an object literal

object.js 
const player1 = {
    name : 'jen',
  color : 'white',
  isTurn : true,
  function play() {}
}

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

You must first specify the name of the property in the same way you would for any other value. And then as the value you specify an anonymous function (a function with no name) like this:

const player1 = {
    name: 'jen',
    color: 'white',
    isTurn: true,
    play: function() {}
}