set attribute with javascript super method [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate: Why are my JS object properties being overwritten by other instances Why isn't the attribute "t" changed after setT was called? I would expect "4" as output, but it prints "default". function Car(i) { var id = i; var t = "default"; this.getT = function() { return t; } this.setT = function(p) { t = p; // attribute t isn't changed .. } } function ECar(id) { Car.call(this, id); // super constructor call this.setT = function(p) { // override ECar.prototype.setT.call(this, p); // super call } } ECar.prototype = new Car(); ecar = new ECar(3); ecar.setT(4); alert(ecar.getT()); //