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Solution Review: Instance Type

Solution Review: Instance Type

Let’s discuss the solution to the challenge given in the previous lesson.

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Solution

Let’s break down the solution to the challenge given in the previous lesson.

Javascript (babel-node)
'use strict';
class Base {
  copy() {            
    const constructor = 
      Reflect.getPrototypeOf(this).constructor[Symbol.species] ||
      Reflect.getPrototypeOf(this).constructor;
        
    return new constructor();
  }
}
class Derived1 extends Base {
  static get [Symbol.species]() {
    return Base;
  }
}
class Derived2 extends Base {
  static get [Symbol.species]() {
    return Derived2;
  }
}
                                               
const derived1 = new Derived1();
const derived2 = new Derived2();
console.log(derived1.copy()); //Base {}
console.log(derived2.copy()); //Derived2 {}

Explanation

As you know, you can change the behavior of an instance type by implementing the Symbol.species property getter in the derived class. So, we ...