In java it is common to call methods without explicitly declaring objects for them.
eg: new Foo().bar("foobar");
I am new to javascript, it is fair enof to call it the same way ?
new Foo().bar("foobar"); allowed in javascript OR
Do I need to declare a variable
var foo = new Foo();
foo.bar("foobar"); ?
Yes, you can call a method without declaring a variable. Because initialization with the new operator will return a new instance of an object.
function Foo(){
this.bar = function() {
alert('hi');
}
}
new Foo().bar(); // alerts hi
You can also make the method daisy-chainable.
function Foo(){
this.bar = function() {
alert('hi');
return this;
}
}
new Foo().bar().bar(); // alerts hi twice
Your 1, new Foo().bar("foobar"); is both correct in the sense that it compiles and works as you expect, and also correct in the sense that it doesn't violate typical style conventions in JavaScript.
You can follow the rule of thumb that anything you assign to a variable can replace that variable (until that variable is updated), so:
var foo = ANYTHINGHERE
foo.bar("foobar");
can be replaced by
(ANYTHINGHERE).bar("foobar");
var foo = new Foo().bar('foobar') //will Work (was mistaken here originally)
var foo = null
foo = (new Foo()).bar('foobar') //will work
or as you said this will work as well.
var foo = new Foo()
foo.bar('foobar')
If you want an object 'Foo', with a property called 'bar' that is a function, then that is what you will want to create.
var Foo = {}; // Create the object
Foo.bar = function(){ alert('hi'); } // Create the object method
Foo.bar(); // Call the method
This method is chainable as well.
