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JavaScript Modify Object Properties

Posted by Frank Greek
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Frank Greek
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 981 Points

calling function processSale

how is it possible that the javascript engine recognises name: the element will be shown if we set the arguments

processSale(product, 5) - why it didnt call something else in the object instead?

addInventory(product, 3) - same thing here

how it can recognise we want name property to be called.

Thanks for reply

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

The code uses membership notation to access the name when creating the log message:

  console.log(quantity + " " + prod.name + "s sold");
//                             ^^^^^^^^^

The prod.name accesses the name property of the product. The addInventory function has nearly the same line of code and works the same way.