JavaScript_Succinctly

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var myFunction = function () { };
console.log(myFunction.prototype); // Logs object{}
console.log(typeof myFunction.prototype); // Logs 'object'.
Make sure you completely understand that the prototype property is coming from the
Function() constructor. It is only once we intend to use our function as a user-defined
constructor function that the prototype property is leveraged, but this does not change
the fact that the Function() constructor gives each instance a prototype property.
The default prototype property is an Object() object
All this prototype talk can get a bit heavy. Truly, prototype is just an empty object
property called "prototype" created behind the scenes by JavaScript and made available
by invoking the Function() constructor. If you were to do it manually, it would look
something like this:
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var myFunction = function () { };
myFunction.prototype = {}; // Add the prototype property and set it to an
empty object.
console.log(myFunction.prototype); // Logs an empty object.
In fact, this sample code actually works just fine, essentially just duplicating what
JavaScript already does.
Notes
The value of a prototype property can be set to any of the complex values (i.e. objects)
available in JavaScript. JavaScript will ignore any prototype property set to a primitive
value.
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