How does prototypal inheritance work in JavaScript?
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Updated on 17-Jun-2024
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Ravi Vishwakarma
17-Jun-2024In JavaScript, objects can inherit properties from other objects via the prototype chain. Each object has a prototype, and if a property is not found on the object itself, JavaScript will look up the prototype chain to find it.
Checking the Prototype Chain: You can check an object's prototype using:
Prototypal inheritance provides a flexible and dynamic way to share properties and methods among objects in JavaScript, leveraging the prototype chain to enable reusability and efficient property lookup.