Objects in JavaScript

1. 2 ways to create javascript:;" onClick="javascript:tagshow(event, 'Object');" target="_self">Object in JavaScript.:

1. Literal notationis the one where we declare the object, and, at the same time, define properties and values in the object. It makes use of{}. See first one for an example.

2. Constructor notationis where we make use of the keywordsnewObject(). We then use dot notation to add property and values to the object. See second one for an example.

//Literal var australia = {    weather: "superb",    people: "not many of them but they're all great!", tourism: "a wonderful place to holiday. please visit!"};

//Constructor var jordan = new Object(); jordan.weather = "hot. but so are the people!"; jordan.people = "see above!"; jordan.tourism = "Codecademy's dream team retreat!";

2. There are two different ways that we can retrieve an object's properties: dot and bracket notation.

1. Dot notation: obj.myProp
2. Bracket notation:obj["myProp"]   (You can also use variable in bracket notation.

3. Functions in object are called Method.

4. this keyword: Why is using thethiskeyword helpful? Imagine we have a method that has a lot of complicated code and references an object's properties. We also want many objects to have this method. We can create a single generic method that uses thethiskeyword. Now many objects can use this method by defining a method that simply equals this generic method.