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new Operator

Creates a new object.

new constructor[( [arguments] )] 

Arguments

  • constructor
    Required. Object's construction. The parentheses can be omitted if the constructor takes no arguments.

  • arguments
    Optional. Any arguments to be passed to the new object's constructor.

Remarks

The new operator performs the following tasks:

  • It creates an object with no members.

  • It calls the constructor for that object, passing a reference to the newly created object as the this pointer.

  • The constructor then initializes the object according to the arguments passed to the constructor.

Example

These examples demonstrate some uses of the new operator.

var myObject : Object = new Object;
var myArray : Array = new Array();
var myDate : Date = new Date("Jan 5 1996");

Requirements

Version 1

See Also

Reference

function Statement