1. Advanced JavaScript Techniques
@hoatle – eXo Platform

2. Agenda
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OOP (Object Oriented Programming)
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Scope
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Closure
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Context (this, arguments...)

3. OOP
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Object = data structure = properties + methods
var myPresent = {
slides: 30,
currentSlide: 17,
previousSlide: function() {
this.current--;
},
nextSlide: function() {
this.current++;
}
}
myPresent.slides; //30
myPresent.currentSlide; //17
myPresent.previousSlide();
myPresent.currentSlide; //16
myPresent.nextSlide();

4. OOP
3 primary goals of oop:

Encapsulation
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Polymorphism

Inheritance

5. Encapsulation:

Hiding properties (private):
myPresent.slides; //not available
myPresent.currentSlide; //not available

Accessing by methods only:
myPresent.getSlides();
myPresent.getCurrentSlide();
myPresent.nextSlide();
myPresent.previousSlide();

6. Polymorphism
Ability of one type, A, to appear as and be used
like another type, B
function getPresent(type) {
if (type === 'special') {
return new SpecialPresent();
} else if (type === 'normal')) {
return new NormalPresent();
} else {
throw new Error('type for Present is not specified');
}
}
var mySpecialPresent = getPresent('special');
var myNormalPresent = getPresent('normal');
methods can be called: getSlides(), getCurrentSlide(); previous(); next();

7. Inheritance
code reuse (sub class)
var Present = Class.extend({
init: function() {
this.slides = 30;
this.currentSlide = 17;
},
getSlides: function() {
return this.slides;
},
getCurrentSlide: function() {
return this.currentSlide;
},
previous: function() {
this.currentSlide--;
},
next: function() {
this.currentSlide++;
}
});
var SpecialPresent = Present.extend({
init: function() {
this._super();
this.specialPresent = 21;
},
getSpecialPresent: function() {
return this.specialPresent;
}
});
var specialPresent = new SpecialPresent();
specialPresent.getSlides(); //30
specialPresent.getSpecialPresent(); //21
speicalPresent.next();
specialPresent.getCurrentSlide(); //18
Simple inheritance by John Resig

8. Psedoclassical vs Prototypal school
function Present() {
var slides = 30,
currentSlide = 17;
this.getSlides = function() {
return slides;
}
this.getCurrentSlide = function() {
return currentSlide;
}
this.setCurrentSlide = function(i) {
currentSlide = i;
}
}
Present.prototype.previous = function() {
this.setCurrentSlide((this.getCurrentSlide())--);
}
Present.prototype.next = function() {
this.setCurrentSlide((this.getCurrentSlide())++);
}
var myPresent = new Present();
myPresent.next();
myPresent.getSlides();

9. Psedoclassical vs Prototypal school
var Present = (function() {
var slides = 30,
currentSlide = 17;
return {
getSlides: function() {
return slides;
},
getCurrentSlide: function() {
return currentSlide;
},
previous: function() {
currentSlide--;
},
nextd: function() {
currentSlide++;
}
};
})();
function clone(obj) {
var F = function() {};
F.prototype = obj;
return new F();
}
var myPresent = clone(Present);
myPresent.next();
myPresent.getSlides();

10. Psedoclassical vs Prototypal school

Google Closure lib
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Not really classical
util js version 2?

Raphaël
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truly natural js: object
prototypal inheritance
“I have been writing JavaScript for 8 years now, and I have
never once found need to use an uber function. The super idea
is fairly important in the classical pattern, but it appears to be
unnecessary in the prototypal and functional patterns. I now
see my early attempts to support the classical model in
JavaScript as a mistake.” ­ Douglas Crockford

11. Scope
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Avoid global scope
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Use namespace
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Use function wrapper

12. Avoid global scope
function test() {
i = 3;
}
test();
alert(i) //3
function test() {
var i = 3;
}
test();
alert(i); //undefined
function Present() {
}
//what if other lib also define Present ??function?
(function() {
function Present() {
//implement here
}
//expose
window.mylib = window.mylib || {};
window.mylib.Present = Present;
})();

13. Closure

Inner function can access outer function and
variable after the outer function executed

Function scope

14. Context
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this

arguments

15. Thanks for your attention!
Questions?