Chapter 8
Making and Using Objects
In This Chapter
Understanding objects
Using properties and methods
Creating objects
Using dot notation
Working with objects
“We cannot do anything with an object that has no name.”
— Maurice Blanchot “Literature and the Right to Death”
In this chapter, we show you why you should use objects, how to use them, and what special powers they have to make your programs and your programming better.
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Object of My Desire
In addition to the five primitive data types (see Chapter 3,) JavaScript also has a data type called object. JavaScript objects encapsulate data and functionality in reusable components.
To understand what objects are and how they work, it’s helpful to compare JavaScript objects with physical, real-life things. Take a guitar, for example. ...
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