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<h4><strong>← Code Example from <a href="http://www.javascriptenlightenment.com/" target="_blank">JavaScript Enlightenment Book</a> by <a href="http://www.codylindley.com" target="_blank">Cody Lindley</a></strong></h4>
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/* Person is a constructor function. It was written with the intent of being used with the new keyword. */
var Person = function Person(living, age, gender) {
// "this" below is the new object that is being created (i.e. this = new Object();)
this.living = living;
this.age = age;
this.gender = gender;
this.getGender = function() {return this.gender;};
// when the function is called with the new keyword "this" is returned instead of false
};
// instantiate a Person object named cody
var cody = new Person(true, 33, 'male');
// cody is an object and an instance of Person()
console.log(typeof cody); // logs object
console.log(cody); // logs the internal properties and values of cody
console.log(cody.constructor); // logs the Person Function
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