Reflect.construct
is the new
operator as a function
the function itself
- is static on the
Reflect
object - is of type
function
the 1st parameter is the constructor to be invoked
- fails when given a number as constructor
- works given a function that can be instanciated
- works given a class
the 2nd parameter is a list of arguments, that will be passed to the constructor
- fails when it`s not an array(-like), e.g. a number
- works with an array-like object (the
length
property look up should not throw) - works with a real array
in use
- giving it a class it returns an instance of this class
the list of arguments are passed to the constructor as given
- if none given, nothing is passed
- passing an array, all args of any type are passed
the length property
- of
Reflect.construct
is 2
Links
How this function is specified.
How the arguments list that can be passed as second parameter is specified.
Axel Rauschmayer explaining in his book "The data flow between class constructors is different from the canonical way of subclassing in ES5."
The chapter on Reflect in the book "Exploring ES6"
Announcement of this kata on twitter.