Variable object constructor

Question

Consider the following simple object:

var foo = {
    constructor: function(){
        console.log("foo");
    },
    bar: function(){
        console.log("bar");
    }
}

//should return "foo\nbar"
foo.bar();

Is it possible to create a constructor for this variable object that would allow me to execute foo.bar() as well as foo.constructor() by just calling foo.bar()?

No, why would calling foo.bar() call that other function? You'd need to do this.constructor() inside of bar to achieve the desired result. It's unclear why you call this "a constructor", since it doesn't construct anything. — Bergi
– Bergi, Commented Sep 9, 2019 at 20:28

Kyle · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-09 20:33:46Z

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var foo = {
    constructor: function(){
        console.log("foo");
    },
    bar: function(){
        this.constructor();
        console.log("bar");
    }
}

//should return "foo\nbar"
foo.bar();

answered Sep 9, 2019 at 20:33

Kyle

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2 Comments

Evan Over a year ago

I know this is a valid answer, but in my actual JS file I have 10 or so methods, and I don't want to put this.constructor() in each method.

Kyle Over a year ago

@evan We would need to see the rest of your code then, as there may be a better way to structure your code.

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