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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript: Challenge Building Constructor Methods and Generating Objects Game Class Constructor Method Solution

Tetsuya Yokoyama
Tetsuya Yokoyama
11,286 Points
Posted by Tetsuya Yokoyama
Tetsuya Yokoyama
11,286 Points

Why are we making the creater method createPlayers()?

Since the method createPlayers() only set and return an array, isn't it possible to just do like this below?

constructor() {
        this.players = [new Player("Player1", 1,"#e15258", true),
                                new Player("Player2", 2, "#e59a13")];
        this.board = new Board();
        this.ready = false;
    }

I don't understand why we need to make that simple method, because the number of players is already fixed. Or is it just break it down for covering the case when we wanna make change to the number of players flexible?

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

Technically, it would work just as well your way. I think the idea was just to show a modular and flexible approach.

Eugene Dianov
Eugene Dianov
4,264 Points
Eugene Dianov
Eugene Dianov
4,264 Points

Because there is a good principle - a single responsibilities principle. Each method should be responsible only for one piece of functionality.