Quick Reference
The Class static keyword defines static methods for classes, which are then called directly on the class without creating an instance/object of the class.
<!-- html element to place output -->
<p id="my_output"></p>// class
class car {
constructor(brand) {
this.car_name = brand;
}
static message() {
return 'Hey there!';
}
}
// add to the class
mycar = new car('Maserati');
// output to HTML element
document.getElementById('my_output').innerHTML = car.message();
// not my_car.message() which would cause an errorOutput
Hey there!Syntax
static methodName()JavaScript Notes:
- When using JavaScript, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
- JavaScript is a case-sensitive language; firstName is NOT the same as firstname
- Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on
- JavaScript variables must begin with a letter, $, or _
- JavaScript variables are case sensitive (x is not the same as X)
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