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I have above constructors and SubType prototype pointing to an instance of SuperType. When I do x.isPrototypeOf(SubType.prototype) it returns false. I am confused as I have explicitly set x as a prototype for SubType. Can someone tell me why it's happening? 






function SuperType(){}

    

function SubType(){}



x = new SuperType();



SubType.prototype = x;

SubType.prototype.constructor = SubType;



console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(SubType)) // returns false

console.log(SuperType.prototype.isPrototypeOf(SubType.prototype)) // returns true








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    Not sure to get my head all clear here, but x === SubType.prototype how do you expect it to be its own prototype?

    – Kaiido
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  • Updated my question, sorry about that type

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  • try console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(new SubType)) for example of how it's used.

    – dandavis
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I have above constructors and SubType prototype pointing to an instance of SuperType. When I do x.isPrototypeOf(SubType.prototype) it returns false. I am confused as I have explicitly set x as a prototype for SubType. Can someone tell me why it's happening? 






function SuperType(){}

    

function SubType(){}



x = new SuperType();



SubType.prototype = x;

SubType.prototype.constructor = SubType;



console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(SubType)) // returns false

console.log(SuperType.prototype.isPrototypeOf(SubType.prototype)) // returns true








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    Not sure to get my head all clear here, but x === SubType.prototype how do you expect it to be its own prototype?

    – Kaiido
    2 hours ago











  • Updated my question, sorry about that type

    – Gautam
    2 hours ago











  • try console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(new SubType)) for example of how it's used.

    – dandavis
    2 hours ago














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I have above constructors and SubType prototype pointing to an instance of SuperType. When I do x.isPrototypeOf(SubType.prototype) it returns false. I am confused as I have explicitly set x as a prototype for SubType. Can someone tell me why it's happening? 






function SuperType(){}

    

function SubType(){}



x = new SuperType();



SubType.prototype = x;

SubType.prototype.constructor = SubType;



console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(SubType)) // returns false

console.log(SuperType.prototype.isPrototypeOf(SubType.prototype)) // returns true








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I have above constructors and SubType prototype pointing to an instance of SuperType. When I do x.isPrototypeOf(SubType.prototype) it returns false. I am confused as I have explicitly set x as a prototype for SubType. Can someone tell me why it's happening? 






function SuperType(){}

    

function SubType(){}



x = new SuperType();



SubType.prototype = x;

SubType.prototype.constructor = SubType;



console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(SubType)) // returns false

console.log(SuperType.prototype.isPrototypeOf(SubType.prototype)) // returns true








function SuperType(){}

    

function SubType(){}



x = new SuperType();



SubType.prototype = x;

SubType.prototype.constructor = SubType;



console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(SubType)) // returns false

console.log(SuperType.prototype.isPrototypeOf(SubType.prototype)) // returns true





function SuperType(){}

    

function SubType(){}



x = new SuperType();



SubType.prototype = x;

SubType.prototype.constructor = SubType;



console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(SubType)) // returns false

console.log(SuperType.prototype.isPrototypeOf(SubType.prototype)) // returns true





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    Not sure to get my head all clear here, but x === SubType.prototype how do you expect it to be its own prototype?

    – Kaiido
    2 hours ago











  • Updated my question, sorry about that type

    – Gautam
    2 hours ago











  • try console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(new SubType)) for example of how it's used.

    – dandavis
    2 hours ago














  • 1





    Not sure to get my head all clear here, but x === SubType.prototype how do you expect it to be its own prototype?

    – Kaiido
    2 hours ago











  • Updated my question, sorry about that type

    – Gautam
    2 hours ago











  • try console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(new SubType)) for example of how it's used.

    – dandavis
    2 hours ago








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Not sure to get my head all clear here, but x === SubType.prototype how do you expect it to be its own prototype?

– Kaiido
2 hours ago





Not sure to get my head all clear here, but x === SubType.prototype how do you expect it to be its own prototype?

– Kaiido
2 hours ago













Updated my question, sorry about that type

– Gautam
2 hours ago





Updated my question, sorry about that type

– Gautam
2 hours ago













try console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(new SubType)) for example of how it's used.

– dandavis
2 hours ago





try console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(new SubType)) for example of how it's used.

– dandavis
2 hours ago












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SubType is a function. What you probably want to check is if an instance of SubType would inherit from x:






function SuperType(){}

    

function SubType(){}



x = new SuperType();



SubType.prototype = x;

SubType.prototype.constructor = SubType;



const instance = new SubType();

console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(instance)) // returns true

console.log(SuperType.prototype.isPrototypeOf(SubType.prototype)) // returns true








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    It helps to add properties to the objects to see what's happening. I fixed a little of your code. You can run this in the console:



    function SuperType(foo){ this.foo = foo };
    
function SubType(bar){ this.bar = bar };
    

    
var x = new SubType("bar");
    

    
SuperType.prototype = x;
    
SuperType.prototype.constructor = SubType;


    Now, you asked x.isPrototypeOf(SuperType) and it returns false, because x is not a property of the class SuperType. But when you instantiate a SuperType, x is a property of that new object:



    var y = new SuperType("foo");
    
console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(y)) // returns true


    In your example that is true, SubType.prototype is a prototype of SuperType.prototype and returns true.



    console.log(SubType.prototype.isPrototypeOf(SuperType.prototype)) // returns true





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      SubType is a function. What you probably want to check is if an instance of SubType would inherit from x:






      function SuperType(){}
      
    
      
function SubType(){}
      

      
x = new SuperType();
      

      
SubType.prototype = x;
      
SubType.prototype.constructor = SubType;
      

      
const instance = new SubType();
      
console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(instance)) // returns true
      
console.log(SuperType.prototype.isPrototypeOf(SubType.prototype)) // returns true








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        SubType is a function. What you probably want to check is if an instance of SubType would inherit from x:






        function SuperType(){}
        
    
        
function SubType(){}
        

        
x = new SuperType();
        

        
SubType.prototype = x;
        
SubType.prototype.constructor = SubType;
        

        
const instance = new SubType();
        
console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(instance)) // returns true
        
console.log(SuperType.prototype.isPrototypeOf(SubType.prototype)) // returns true








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          SubType is a function. What you probably want to check is if an instance of SubType would inherit from x:






          function SuperType(){}
          
    
          
function SubType(){}
          

          
x = new SuperType();
          

          
SubType.prototype = x;
          
SubType.prototype.constructor = SubType;
          

          
const instance = new SubType();
          
console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(instance)) // returns true
          
console.log(SuperType.prototype.isPrototypeOf(SubType.prototype)) // returns true








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          SubType is a function. What you probably want to check is if an instance of SubType would inherit from x:






          function SuperType(){}
          
    
          
function SubType(){}
          

          
x = new SuperType();
          

          
SubType.prototype = x;
          
SubType.prototype.constructor = SubType;
          

          
const instance = new SubType();
          
console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(instance)) // returns true
          
console.log(SuperType.prototype.isPrototypeOf(SubType.prototype)) // returns true








          function SuperType(){}
          
    
          
function SubType(){}
          

          
x = new SuperType();
          

          
SubType.prototype = x;
          
SubType.prototype.constructor = SubType;
          

          
const instance = new SubType();
          
console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(instance)) // returns true
          
console.log(SuperType.prototype.isPrototypeOf(SubType.prototype)) // returns true





          function SuperType(){}
          
    
          
function SubType(){}
          

          
x = new SuperType();
          

          
SubType.prototype = x;
          
SubType.prototype.constructor = SubType;
          

          
const instance = new SubType();
          
console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(instance)) // returns true
          
console.log(SuperType.prototype.isPrototypeOf(SubType.prototype)) // returns true






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              It helps to add properties to the objects to see what's happening. I fixed a little of your code. You can run this in the console:



              function SuperType(foo){ this.foo = foo };
              
function SubType(bar){ this.bar = bar };
              

              
var x = new SubType("bar");
              

              
SuperType.prototype = x;
              
SuperType.prototype.constructor = SubType;


              Now, you asked x.isPrototypeOf(SuperType) and it returns false, because x is not a property of the class SuperType. But when you instantiate a SuperType, x is a property of that new object:



              var y = new SuperType("foo");
              
console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(y)) // returns true


              In your example that is true, SubType.prototype is a prototype of SuperType.prototype and returns true.



              console.log(SubType.prototype.isPrototypeOf(SuperType.prototype)) // returns true





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                It helps to add properties to the objects to see what's happening. I fixed a little of your code. You can run this in the console:



                function SuperType(foo){ this.foo = foo };
                
function SubType(bar){ this.bar = bar };
                

                
var x = new SubType("bar");
                

                
SuperType.prototype = x;
                
SuperType.prototype.constructor = SubType;


                Now, you asked x.isPrototypeOf(SuperType) and it returns false, because x is not a property of the class SuperType. But when you instantiate a SuperType, x is a property of that new object:



                var y = new SuperType("foo");
                
console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(y)) // returns true


                In your example that is true, SubType.prototype is a prototype of SuperType.prototype and returns true.



                console.log(SubType.prototype.isPrototypeOf(SuperType.prototype)) // returns true





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                  It helps to add properties to the objects to see what's happening. I fixed a little of your code. You can run this in the console:



                  function SuperType(foo){ this.foo = foo };
                  
function SubType(bar){ this.bar = bar };
                  

                  
var x = new SubType("bar");
                  

                  
SuperType.prototype = x;
                  
SuperType.prototype.constructor = SubType;


                  Now, you asked x.isPrototypeOf(SuperType) and it returns false, because x is not a property of the class SuperType. But when you instantiate a SuperType, x is a property of that new object:



                  var y = new SuperType("foo");
                  
console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(y)) // returns true


                  In your example that is true, SubType.prototype is a prototype of SuperType.prototype and returns true.



                  console.log(SubType.prototype.isPrototypeOf(SuperType.prototype)) // returns true





                  share|improve this answer








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                  It helps to add properties to the objects to see what's happening. I fixed a little of your code. You can run this in the console:



                  function SuperType(foo){ this.foo = foo };
                  
function SubType(bar){ this.bar = bar };
                  

                  
var x = new SubType("bar");
                  

                  
SuperType.prototype = x;
                  
SuperType.prototype.constructor = SubType;


                  Now, you asked x.isPrototypeOf(SuperType) and it returns false, because x is not a property of the class SuperType. But when you instantiate a SuperType, x is a property of that new object:



                  var y = new SuperType("foo");
                  
console.log(x.isPrototypeOf(y)) // returns true


                  In your example that is true, SubType.prototype is a prototype of SuperType.prototype and returns true.



                  console.log(SubType.prototype.isPrototypeOf(SuperType.prototype)) // returns true






                  share|improve this answer








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