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What is the exact purpose of this ".prototype" property?
Answer:
The interface to standard classes become extensible. For example, you are using the Array class and you also need to add a custom serializer for all your array objects. Would you spend time coding up a subclass, or use composition or ... The prototype property solves this by letting the users control the exact set of members/methods available to a class.
Think of prototypes as an extra vtable-pointer. When some members are missing from the original class, the prototype is looked up at runtime.
Think of prototypes as an extra vtable-pointer. When some members are missing from the original class, the prototype is looked up at runtime.
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