Static variables in JavaScript

Question

How can I create static variables in Javascript?

Answer 1

Updated answer:

In ECMAScript 6, you can create static functions using the static keyword:

class Foo {

  static bar() {return 'I am static.'}

}

//`bar` is a property of the class
Foo.bar() // returns 'I am static.'

//`bar` is not a property of instances of the class
var foo = new Foo()
foo.bar() //-> throws TypeError

ES6 classes don't introduce any new semantics for statics. You can do the same thing in ES5 like this:

//constructor
var Foo = function() {}

Foo.bar = function() {
    return 'I am static.'
}

Foo.bar() // returns 'I am static.'

var foo = new Foo()
foo.bar() // throws TypeError

You can assign to a property of Foo because in JavaScript functions are objects.