function Person()
{
this.name="Person"
}
Person.prototype.hi=function(){
alert("Hello! I'm"+this.name)
}
function Iwanttoinherit(){
...
}
What is the main difference in OOP inheriting between using
Iwanttoinherit.prototype=new Person()
and
Iwanttoinherit.prototype=Object.create(Person.protoype)
The difference between these two is that new Person() causes Iwanttoinherit to inherits the Person properties, while Object.create(Person.prototype) will not.
Object.create(Person.prototype)
This creates an object, with an inheritance chain to: Person.prototype.
However, Person.prototype is just {}, in other words: Object.create({}), which is the same as new Object(), which has no inherited properties
Similarly, new Person() creates a Person object. By assigning Iwanttoinherit.prototype the new Person() value, you're essentially causing the Iwanttoinherit object to inherit the Person properties.
new Person()instead ofObject.create(...), any change to thePersonprototype will also change theIwanttoinheritprototype, but not the other way around. Any properties created/added in the Person constructor will also be a part of theIwanttoinheritprototype. If that's your intention, then that's the method you should use.