JavaScript Workshop » Objects

The more advanced JavaScript applications get, the greater the need for structuring the code well. One way to do this is by using OOP, object-oriented programming. JavaScript itself is not an object-oriented language, but rather an object-based language. There is a support for OOP, though it's somewhat limited.

There is no distinctive keyword for classes in JavaScript. Instead, each class is defined as a function. The difference between a regular function and this one is the way this function is later called: with the new keyword.

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A difficult topic to understand is the concept and use of objects. Knowing this concept will help you use JavaScript more effectively and any other programming language since almost of them use objects.

We now have gone through the basics of JavaScript in these past 4 meetings and are ready to cover topics that you can readily adapt to your existing web pages. Next meeting we will be covering images using roll-over effects that are used in many websites today.

Here is a video (.zip) giving you some more explanation of what objects are, narrated by Dori Smith.

Have a safe and happy holiday and I'll see ya next year!