When to use prototype as object and when to use prototype as property in javascript?

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I know that in javascript prototype is both object and property. But what I want to know is when to use prototype as object and when to use prototype as property?

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I tried to get the explanation for prototype behaviour in javascript

Posted 5-Jan-22 21:37pm

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Updated 5-Jan-22 22:46pm

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Richard Deeming · Answer 1 · 2022-01-05T22:46:00

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Object prototypes - Learn web development | MDN[^]
Inheritance and the prototype chain - JavaScript | MDN[^]

NB: Unless you're using an ancient Javascript engine, you should probably be using ECMAScript 2015 classes[^] instead.

Posted 5-Jan-22 22:46pm

Richard Deeming

Updated 5-Jan-22 22:47pm

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