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JavaScript

lihaoquan
lihaoquan
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lihaoquan
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Javascript Prototype Inheritance

Can anyone explain to me what the Javascript Protype inheritance is? Ive read some articles about it but i dont really understand it.

1 Answer

anthony crowell
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anthony crowell
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anthony crowell
anthony crowell
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Hi the "proto" is used to set the inheritance of another object. So if the information isn't available in the first object the "proto" is followed and serves as a path for the information.