Introduction
To be honest, the prototype chain in JavaScript has always been a topic that I am afraid of. The reason is simple, it is really difficult to understand. Just a bunch of terms and complex relationships can drive you crazy, such as prototype
, __proto__
, constructor
, Object.prototype
, Function.prototype
, new
, etc.
However, this is indeed a very important part of JavaScript and a must-have question for interviews. Even if you don’t understand it now, you will eventually have to understand it someday, otherwise you will never be able to improve your technical skills.
There are many articles about the prototype chain that you can find on the internet, and each one has a different way of understanding it. Some of them directly use a lot of technical terms, which can scare you to death. It wasn’t until recently that I read a few articles that I thought had a better perspective, that I truly understood the prototype chain.
So, let’s take this opportunity to learn more about the prototype chain in JavaScript! This article is suitable for those who have a basic understanding of JavaScript but are not very clear about it. If there are any mistakes in the article, please feel free to point them out in the comments. Thank you.