class

The class declaration creates a new class with a given name using prototype-based inheritance.

You can also define a class using a class expression, which allows redeclarations and omitting class names. Attempting to place class declaration in the same scope, under the same name, will throw a SyntaxError.

The class body of a class declaration is executed in strict mode. The constructor method is optional.

Class declarations are not hoisted (unlike function declarations).

In the following example, we first define a class named Rectangle, then extend it to create a class named FilledRectangle.

Note that super(), used in the constructor, can only be used in constructors, and must be called before the this keyword can be used.

class Rectangle {
  constructor(height, width) {
    this.name = 'Rectangle';
    this.height = height;   
    this.width = width; 
  }
}

class FilledRectangle extends Rectangle {
  constructor(height, width, color) {
    super(height, width);
    this.name = 'Filled rectangle';
    this.color = color;  
  }
}

Re-declaring a class using the class declaration throws a SyntaxError.

class Foo {};
class Foo {}; // Uncaught SyntaxError: Identifier 'Foo' has already been declared

The same error is thrown when a class has been defined before using the class expression.

let Foo = class {};
class Foo {}; // Uncaught SyntaxError: Identifier 'Foo' has already been declared

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