How do you create a method for a custom object in JavaScript?

Question

Is it like...

var obj = new Object();

obj.function1 = function(){
    //code
}

or something like that?

Answer 1

Generally use the prototype property:

function YourObject()
{
    //
}

YourObject.prototype.yourMethod= function()
{
   //
}

One thing I haven't seen anyone mention yet is why you might want to use the prototype property over, say, object-literal notation: doing so ensures the function definition gets shared across all instances of the objects created from your function prototype, rather than once per instantiation.