Call parent function which is being overridden by child during constructor chain in JavaScript(ES6) [duplicate]

You seem to be operating under a misconception that there are two objects A and B when you are in the constructor of the derived class B. This is not the case at all. There is one and only one object. Both A and B contribute properties and methods to that one object. The value … Read more

Is there a downside to using ES6 template literals syntax without a templated expression?

Code-wise, there is no specific disadvantage. JS engines are smart enough to not have performance differences between a string literal and a template literal without variables. In fact, I might even argue that it is good to always use template literals: You can already use single quotes or double quotes to make strings. Choosing which … Read more

Check if Logged in – React Router App ES6

Every route has an onEnter hook which is called before the route transition happens. Handle the onEnter hook with a custom requireAuth function. <Route path=”/search” component={Search} onEnter={requireAuth} /> A sample requireAuth is shown below. If the user is authenticated, transition via next(). Else replace the pathname with /login and transition via next(). The login is … Read more

How to specify a constructor with a functional component (fat arrow syntax)?

Since it’s a stateless component it doesn’t have the component lifecycle. Therefor you can’t specify a constructor. You have to extend React.Component to create a stateful component which then will need a constructor and you’ll be able to use the state. Update Since React 16.8.0 and Hooks got introduced there are more options. Hooks are … Read more

Is it possible to do multiple class imports with ES6/Babel?

You can export like this: import App from ‘./App’; import Home from ‘./Home’; import PageWrapper from ‘./PageWrapper’; export { App, Home, PageWrapper } Then, you can import like this wherever you need it: import { App, PageWrapper } from ‘./index’ //or similar filename … You can read more about import and export here. I also … Read more

Should I write methods as arrow functions in Angular’s class

The points made in this React answer are still valid in Angular, any other framework or vanilla JavaScript/TypeScript. Class prototype methods are ES6, class arrow methods aren’t. Arrow methods belong to class fields proposal and not a part of existing specs. They are implemented in TypeScript and can be transpiled with Babel as well. It’s … Read more

How to check if a variable is an ES6 class declaration?

If you want to ensure that the value is not only a function, but really a constructor function for a class, you can convert the function to a string and inspect its representation. The spec dictates the string representation of a class constructor. function isClass(v) { return typeof v === ‘function’ && /^\s*class\s+/.test(v.toString()); } Another … Read more