Simplifying JavaScript Prototypes in Constructor Invocation with Simple Words and Diagrams

As a JavaScript developer, you have likely heard the sentence, “In JavaScript, every object is created from an existing object.”

But since there are multiple ways (four, to be precise) to create an object—for example, using a function constructor or a class—that statement can seem false. How can an object be created from an existing object?

In this article, my goal is to give you a clear understanding of JavaScript prototypes and how objects are created. By the end, you’ll be able to grasp these concepts with the help of a diagram like the one shown below:

Let’s start with the following statement:

“In JavaScript, every object is linked to an existing object, and that existing object is known as the prototype of that object.”

So, otherwise stated, every JavaScript object you create is linked to its prototype object. That means a new JavaScript object is always linked to its prototype object.

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