I have a Javascript "class" defined like so:
var Welcomer = function(name) {
var pName = name;
var pMessage = function() {
return "Hi, " + pName + "!";
};
return {
sayHi: function() {
alert(pMessage());
}
};
};
new Welcomer('Sue').sayHi();
Is there a way to "subclass" Welcomer in such a way that I can redefine the public methods and have access to the private methods and variables? The following will give me access to the public methods, but not to the private ones:
var UnhappyWelcomer = function(name) {
var pSadMessage = function() {
// won't work, b/c I don't have access to pMessage
return pMessage() + " Miserable day, innit?";
};
return {
sayHi: function() {
alert(pSadMessage());
}
};
};
UnhappyWelcomer.prototype = Welcomer(); // failed attempt at inheritance
new UnhappyWelcomer().sayHi();