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## Dual-syntax constructors: new.target
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## Dual-syntax constructors: new.target
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```smart header="Advanced stuff"
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The syntax from this section is rarely used, skip it unless you want to know everything.
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Inside a function, we can check whether it was called with `new` or without it, using a special `new.target` property.
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Inside a function, we can check whether it was called with `new` or without it, using a special `new.target` property.
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It is empty for regular calls and equals the function if called with `new`:
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It is empty for regular calls and equals the function if called with `new`:
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alert(new.target);
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alert(new.target);
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}
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// without new:
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// without "new":
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*!*
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User(); // undefined
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User(); // undefined
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*/!*
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// with new:
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// with "new":
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*!*
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new User(); // function User { ... }
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new User(); // function User { ... }
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That can be used to allow both `new` and regular syntax to work the same:
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That can be used to allow both `new` and regular calls to work the same. That is, create the same object:
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```js run
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```js run
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function User(name) {
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function User(name) {
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alert(john.name); // John
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alert(john.name); // John
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```
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This approach is sometimes used in libraries to make the syntax more flexible. Probably not a good thing to use everywhere though, because omitting `new` makes it a bit less obvious what's going on. With `new` we all know that the new object is being created, that's a good thing.
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This approach is sometimes used in libraries to make the syntax more flexible. So that people may call the function with or without `new`, and it still works.
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Probably not a good thing to use everywhere though, because omitting `new` makes it a bit less obvious what's going on. With `new` we all know that the new object is being created.
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## Return from constructors
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## Return from constructors
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