Add a Property to a JavaScript Object Constructor



In this article, we'll go over how to add a property to a JavaScript object constructor in JavaScript with appropriate examples.

Adding a property to an object constructor is different from adding a property to a normal object. If we want to add a property, we have to add it in the constructor itself rather than outside the constructor whereas we can add anywhere in a normal object.

To get a better understanding of the given task, let's look into the syntax and usage of the constructor in JavaScript.

Syntax

The syntax for a constructor is ?

Constructor(); // No parameters
Constructor(param1); //One parameter constructor
Constructor(param1,param2,?,paramN) // N-parameter constructor.

Where param1,param2,..paramN are the parameters passed to the constructor.

Example 1

This is an example program to add a property to the JS Object constructor. In this example, we are adding parameter as a property to the constructor.

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset ="UTF-8"> <meta http-equiv ="X-UA-Compatible" content ="IE=edge"> <meta name ="viewport" content ="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>To add a method to a JavaScript Object Constructor.</title> </head> <body style="text-align : center"> <h3>Add a method to a JavaScript Object Constructor.</h3> <p id="prop-to-obj"></p> <script> function Car(name, model, year, color) { this.Name = name; this.Model = model; this.Year = year; this.Color = color; this.type = 'SUV' } var car1 = new Car("Maruti", "Vitara Brezza", "2016", "Red"); document.getElementById("prop-to-obj").innerHTML = car1.Name+" is of "+car1.type+" type"; </script> </body> </html>

On executing the above code, the below output is generated.

Example 2

This is an example program to add a method as a property to the JS object contructor. We can add a function to object as a property. Then they can be referred as method.

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset ="UTF-8"> <meta http-equiv ="X-UA-Compatible" content ="IE=edge"> <meta name ="viewport" content ="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>To add a method to a JavaScript Object Constructor.</title> </head> <body style="text-align : center"> <h3>Add a method to a JavaScript Object Constructor.</h3> <p id="method-to-obj-constructor"></p> <script> function Car(name, model, year, color) { this.Name = name; this.Model = model; this.Year = year; this.Color = color; this.type = 'SUV'; this.description = function() { return this.Name+" is of "+this.Model+" model and launched in the year "+this.Year+" and is of "+this.type+" type." } } var car1 = new Car("Maruti", "Vitara Brezza", "2016", "Red"); document.getElementById("method-to-obj-constructor").innerHTML = car1.description(); </script> </body> </html>

On executing the above code, the below output is generated.

Example 3

This is an example program to add properties (method and parameter) to a JavaScript Object Constructor.

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>To add a method to a JavaScript Object Constructor.</title> </head> <body style="text-align : center"> <h3>Add a method to a JavaScript Object Constructor.</h3> <p id="method-to-obj-constructor"></p> <script> function Student(name, rollNo, course) { this.Name = name; this.RNo = rollNo; this.course = course; this.year = "2022"; this.college = "St. Xaviers College"; this.studentDetails = function () { return this.Name + " with roll number " + this.RNo + " is a student of : " + this.college; } } var studentObj = new Student("Harsha", "17355B07C7", "CSE"); document.getElementById("method-to-obj-constructor").innerHTML = studentObj.studentDetails(); </script> </body> </html>

On executing the above code, the below output is generated.

Updated on: 2022-12-09T05:38:13+05:30

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