// implementation of inheritance in javascript
var alert = function (str) {
var st = document.createTextNode(str);
var p = document.createElement('p');
p.appendChild(st);
document.querySelector('body').appendChild(p);
}
// define the Person Class
function Person() {}
Person.prototype.walk = function(){
alert ('I am walking!');
}
// define the Student class
function Student() {
// Call the parent constructor
Person.call(this);
};
// inherit Person
Student.prototype = Object.create(Person.prototype);
// correct the constructor pointer because it points to Person
Student.prototype.constructor = Student;
Student.prototype.sayHello = function(){
alert('hi, I am a student');
}
var student1 = new Student();
student1.sayHello();// call the derived class method
student1.walk(); // call base class method
// check inheritance
alert(student1 instanceof Person); // true
alert(student1 instanceof Student); // true
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