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Introduction to OOP

Explore the basics of object-oriented programming in JavaScript by understanding how objects work, the differences between prototype-based and class-based approaches, and how OOP structures code using properties and methods. This lesson introduces core concepts to help you grasp JavaScript's unique OOP style.

Background

In this course, we have seen primitive types and objects. We saw that every object has a unique set of properties and methods. For instance, every array object has properties such as length or methods. If we want to create a custom class of the object or do other fun things, we need object-oriented programming.

Introduction to OOP

Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a style of programming, not a tool. Despite being old, it is popular and widely used. This style involves breaking a ...