Basic JS challenge: use-prototype-properties link added (#37802)
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| <section id='description'> | ||||
| Since <code>numLegs</code> will probably have the same value for all instances of <code>Bird</code>, you essentially have a duplicated variable <code>numLegs</code> inside each <code>Bird</code> instance. | ||||
| This may not be an issue when there are only two instances, but imagine if there are millions of instances. That would be a lot of duplicated variables. | ||||
| A better way is to use <code>Bird’s</code> <code>prototype</code>. The <code>prototype</code> is an object that is shared among ALL instances of <code>Bird</code>. Here's how to add <code>numLegs</code> to the <code>Bird prototype</code>: | ||||
| A better way is to use <code>Bird’s</code> <code>prototype</code>. Properties in the <code>prototype</code> are shared among ALL instances of <code>Bird</code>. Here's how to add <code>numLegs</code> to the <code>Bird prototype</code>: | ||||
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| ```js | ||||
| Bird.prototype.numLegs = 2; | ||||
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| Note that the <code>prototype</code> for <code>duck</code> and <code>canary</code> is part of the <code>Bird</code> constructor as <code>Bird.prototype</code>. Nearly every object in JavaScript has a <code>prototype</code> property which is part of the constructor function that created it. | ||||
| </section> | ||||
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| ## Instructions | ||||
| <section id='instructions'> | ||||
| Add a <code>numLegs</code> property to the <code>prototype</code> of <code>Dog</code> | ||||
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