extend

Make one class (constructor function) inherited from another.

Based on extend method from YUI library.

Installation

Component

component install gamtiq/extend

Jam

jam install extend

Bower

bower install extend

AMD, Node, script tag

Use dist/extend.js or dist/extend.min.js (minified version).

Usage

Component

var extend = require("extend");
...

Node

var extend = require("./path/to/dist/extend.js");
...

Jam

require(["extend"], function(extend) {
    ...
});

AMD

define(["path/to/dist/extend.js"], function(extend) {
    ...
});

Bower, script tag

<!-- Use bower_components/extend/dist/extend.js if the library was installed via Bower -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/dist/extend.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
    // extend is available via extend field of window object
    ...
</script>

Example

var SuperClass = function(a, b) {
    ...
};
SuperClass.prototype.method1 = function(c, d, e) {
    ...
};
...
var SubClass = function(a, b) {
    ...
    SubClass.superconstructor.call(this, a, b);
    // or
    // SubClass.superconstructor.apply(this, arguments);
    ...
};
extend(SubClass, SuperClass);
...
SubClass.prototype.method1 = function(c, d, e) {
    ...
    SubClass.superclass.method1.call(this, c, d, e);
    // or
    // SubClass.superclass.method1.apply(this, arguments);
    ...
};
...
if (extend.isSubclass(SubClass, SuperClass)) {
    ...
}

See test/extend.js for additional examples.

API

extend(SubClass: Function, ParentClass: Function): Function

Replace value of prototype field of SubClass by another object that inherits from prototype of ParentClass.

Returns SubClass.

extend.isSubclass(SubClass: Function, ParentClass: Function): Boolean

Test whether SubClass is inherited from ParentClass.

Related projects

• basespace
• mixing

Licence

MIT