The super keyword comes in three distinct flavors:
- super() as a direct function invocation will call the superclass's constructor (that is, its object's [[Prototype]] constructor) and is only valid to call within a constructor. It also must be called before trying to access this as it is super() itself that'll initiate the execution context.
- super.property will access a property on the superclass (that is, the [[Prototype]]), and is only valid to reference within a constructor or method defined using the method definition syntax.
- super.method() will invoke a method on the superclass (that is, the [[Prototype]]), and is only valid to call within a constructor or method defined using the method definition syntax.
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