How to "properly" create a custom object in JavaScript?

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I wonder about what the best way is to create an JavaScript object that has properties and methods.

I have seen examples where the person used var self = this and then uses self. in all functions to make sure the scope is always correct.

Then I have seen examples of using .prototype to add properties, while others do it inline.

Can someone give me a proper example of a JavaScript object with some properties and methods?

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15 Answers

I'd like to mention that we can use either a Title or a String to declare an Object.
There are different ways on calling each type of them. See below:

var test = {

  useTitle : "Here we use 'a Title' to declare an Object",
  'useString': "Here we use 'a String' to declare an Object",
  
  onTitle : function() {
    return this.useTitle;
  },
  
  onString : function(type) {
    return this[type];
  }
  
}

console.log(test.onTitle());
console.log(test.onString('useString'));

user_40584840

In addition to the accepted answer from 2009. If you can can target modern browsers, one can make use of the Object.defineProperty.

The Object.defineProperty() method defines a new property directly on an object, or modifies an existing property on an object, and returns the object. Source: Mozilla

var Foo = (function () {
    function Foo() {
        this._bar = false;
    }
    Object.defineProperty(Foo.prototype, "bar", {
        get: function () {
            return this._bar;
        },
        set: function (theBar) {
            this._bar = theBar;
        },
        enumerable: true,
        configurable: true
    });
    Foo.prototype.toTest = function () {
        alert("my value is " + this.bar);
    };
    return Foo;
}());

// test instance
var test = new Foo();
test.bar = true;
test.toTest();

To see a desktop and mobile compatibility list, see Mozilla's Browser Compatibility list. Yes, IE9+ supports it as well as Safari mobile.

user_656940

You can also try this 

    function Person(obj) {
    'use strict';
    if (typeof obj === "undefined") {
        this.name = "Bob";
        this.age = 32;
        this.company = "Facebook";
    } else {
        this.name = obj.name;
        this.age = obj.age;
        this.company = obj.company;
    }

}

Person.prototype.print = function () {
    'use strict';
    console.log("Name: " + this.name + " Age : " + this.age + " Company : " + this.company);
};

var p1 = new Person({name: "Alex", age: 23, company: "Google"});
p1.print();
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