How to “properly” create a custom object in JavaScript?

Question

I wonder about what the best way is to create an JavaScript object that has properties and methods.

I have seen examples where the person used var self = this<

Answer 1

To continue off of bobince's answer

In es6 you can now actually create a class

So now you can do:

class Shape {
    constructor(x, y) {
        this.x = x;
        this.y = y;
    }

    toString() {
        return `Shape at ${this.x}, ${this.y}`;
    }
}

So extend to a circle (as in the other answer) you can do:

class Circle extends Shape {
    constructor(x, y, r) {
        super(x, y);
        this.r = r;
    }

    toString() {
        let shapeString = super.toString();
        return `Circular ${shapeString} with radius ${this.r}`;
    }
}

Ends up a bit cleaner in es6 and a little easier to read.

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Here is a good example of it in action:

class Shape {
  constructor(x, y) {
    this.x = x;
    this.y = y;
  }

  toString() {
    return `Shape at ${this.x}, ${this.y}`;
  }
}

class Circle extends Shape {
  constructor(x, y, r) {
    super(x, y);
    this.r = r;
  }

  toString() {
    let shapeString = super.toString();
    return `Circular ${shapeString} with radius ${this.r}`;
  }
}

let c = new Circle(1, 2, 4);

console.log('' + c, c);