Requirejs with inheritance
HTML
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JavaScript
/**
* This example make use of requireJS to provide a clean and simple way to split JavaScript class definitions
* into separate files and avoid global namespace pollution. http://requirejs.org/
*
* We start by defining the definition within the require block inside a function; this means that any
* new variables / methods will not be added to the global namespace; requireJS simply requires us to return
* a single value (function / Object) which represents this definition. In our case, we will be returning
* the Class' function.
*/
define('Person', function () {
// Forces the JavaScript engine into strict mode: http://tinyurl.com/2dondlh
"use strict";
/**
* This is our classes constructor; unlike AS3 this is where we define our member properties (fields).
* To differentiate constructor functions from regular functions, by convention we start the function
* name with a capital letter. This informs users that they must invoke the Person function using
* the `new` keyword and treat it as a constructor (ie: it returns a new instance of the Class).
*/
function Person(name) {
// This first guard ensures that the callee has invoked our Class' constructor function
// with the `new` keyword - failure to do this will result in the `this` keyword referring
// to the callee's scope (typically the window global) which will result in the following fields
// (name and _age) leaking into the global namespace and not being set on this object.
if (!(this instanceof Person)) {
throw new TypeError("Person constructor cannot be called as a function.");
}
// Here we create a member property (field) for the Person's name; setting its value
// what the one supplied to the Constructor. Although we don't have to define
// properties ahead of time (they can easily be added at runtime as all Object / functions
// in JavaScript are dynamic) I...