diff --git a/1-js/09-classes/03-static-properties-methods/article.md b/1-js/09-classes/03-static-properties-methods/article.md index c75ec257..60b9824d 100644 --- a/1-js/09-classes/03-static-properties-methods/article.md +++ b/1-js/09-classes/03-static-properties-methods/article.md @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ # Static properties and methods -We can also assign a method to the class function itself, not to its `"prototype"`. Such methods are called *static*. +We can also assign a method to the class as a whole. Such methods are called *static*. -In a class, they are prepended by `static` keyword, like this: +In a class declaration, they are prepended by `static` keyword, like this: ```js run class User { @@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ User.staticMethod(); // true The value of `this` in `User.staticMethod()` call is the class constructor `User` itself (the "object before dot" rule). -Usually, static methods are used to implement functions that belong to the class, but not to any particular object of it. +Usually, static methods are used to implement functions that belong to the class as a whole, but not to any particular object of it. -For instance, we have `Article` objects and need a function to compare them. A natural solution would be to add `Article.compare` method, like this: +For instance, we have `Article` objects and need a function to compare them. + +A natural solution would be to add `Article.compare` static method: ```js run class Article { @@ -63,9 +65,11 @@ articles.sort(Article.compare); alert( articles[0].title ); // CSS ``` -Here `Article.compare` stands "above" articles, as a means to compare them. It's not a method of an article, but rather of the whole class. +Here `Article.compare` method stands "above" articles, as a means to compare them. It's not a method of an article, but rather of the whole class. -Another example would be a so-called "factory" method. Imagine, we need few ways to create an article: +Another example would be a so-called "factory" method. + +Let's say, we need multiple ways to create an article: 1. Create by given parameters (`title`, `date` etc). 2. Create an empty article with today's date. @@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ Another example would be a so-called "factory" method. Imagine, we need few ways The first way can be implemented by the constructor. And for the second one we can make a static method of the class. -Like `Article.createTodays()` here: +Such as `Article.createTodays()` here: ```js run class Article { @@ -101,7 +105,7 @@ Static methods are also used in database-related classes to search/save/remove e ```js // assuming Article is a special class for managing articles -// static method to remove the article: +// static method to remove the article by id: Article.remove({id: 12345}); ```