Can I construct a JavaScript object without using the new keyword?

Question

Here is what I\'d like to do:

function a() {
  // ...
}
function b() {
  //  Some magic, return a new object.
}
var c = b();

c instanceof b // -> true
c          


        

Answer 1

Yes you can do this.

var User = function() {
  var privateMethod = function() {
    alert('hello');
  }

  return {
    sayHello : function() {
      privateMethod();
      this.done = true;
    }
  }
}

var user1 = User();

Is anything wrong with this method?