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creational.prototype.explicit_copying.js

The document defines two classes, Address and Person, with methods for deep copying and string representation. A Person object, John, is created with an Address, and a deep copy of John is made as Jane. However, modifying Jane's address also affects John's, indicating a flaw in the deep copy implementation that requires recursive handling of nested objects.

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creational.prototype.explicit_copying.js

The document defines two classes, Address and Person, with methods for deep copying and string representation. A Person object, John, is created with an Address, and a deep copy of John is made as Jane. However, modifying Jane's address also affects John's, indicating a flaw in the deep copy implementation that requires recursive handling of nested objects.

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class Address

{
constructor(streetAddress, city, country) {
this.streetAddress = streetAddress;
this.city = city;
this.country = country;
}

deepCopy()
{
return new Address(
this.streetAddress,
this.city,
this.country
);
}

toString()
{
return `Address: ${this.streetAddress}, ` +
`${this.city}, ${this.country}`;
}
}

class Person
{
constructor(name, address)
{
this.name = name;
this.address = address; //!
}

deepCopy()
{
return new Person(
this.name,
this.address.deepCopy() // needs to be recursive
);
}

toString()
{
return `${this.name} lives at ${this.address}`;
}
}

let john = new Person('John',


new Address('123 London Road', 'London', 'UK'));

let jane = john.deepCopy();

jane.name = 'Jane';
jane.address.streetAddress = '321 Angel St'; // oops

console.log(john.toString()); // oops, john is called 'jane'


console.log(jane.toString());

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