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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript (2015) Introduction to Methods Adding a Method to an Object

Posted by Kyle Johnson
Kyle Johnson
8,499 Points

Parse Error?

I'm not sure where to go from here.

object.js 
function printFullName() {
  var firstName = "Andrew";
  var lastName = "Chalkley";
  console.log(firstName + " " + lastName);
}

var contact = {
  fullName: printFullName();
}

1 Answer

Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
23,289 Points
Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
23,289 Points

Hi Kyle, as seen in the video previous to that challenge, to add a method to an object you have to use the following syntax

var contact = {
  fullName: function printFullName() {
    var firstName = "Andrew";
    var lastName = "Chalkley";
    console.log(firstName + " " + lastName);
  }
}

fullName: is the name of the method and then you place the function inside it, now, everytime you want to print a contact full name you just call the method from that object like this

contact.fullName();