[javascript] Can I overload an object with a function?
- by user257493
Lets say I have an object of functions/values. I'm interested in overloading based on calling behavior.
For example, this block of code below demonstrates what I wish to do.
var main_thing = {
initalized: false,
something: "Hallo, welt!",
something_else: [123,456,789],
load: {
sub1 : function() {
//Some stuff
},
sub2 : function() {
//Some stuff
},
all : function() {
this.load.sub1();
this.load.sub2();
}
}
init: function () {
this.initalized=true;
this.something="Hello, world!";
this.something_else = [0,0,0];
this.load(); //I want this to call this.load.all() instead.
}
}
The issue to me is that main_thing.load is assigned to an object, and to call main_thing.load.all() would call the function inside of the object (the () operator). What can I do to set up my code so I could use main_thing.load as an access the object, and main_thing.load() to execute some code? Or at least, similar behavior.
Basically, this would be similar to a default constructor in other languages where you don't need to call main_thing.constructor().
If this isn't possible, please explain with a bit of detail.
