oldie but goldie ?
```js
Object.defineProperty(
Function.prototype,
'new',
{
configurable: true,
value(...args) {
return new this(...args);
}
}
);
```
On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 11:28 AM, Oriol _ <oriol-bugzi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Why can't `new` be optional?
>
> When you call a function, you are using the internal [[Call]] method. When
> you use the `new` operator, it's the internal [[Construct]] method.
>
> They are different things, so IMO avoiding `new` when you are
> instantiating is bad practice.
>
> But if you really want to avoid `new` when using ES6 `class` syntax, you
> can use proxies, e.g.
>
> ```js
> let MyClass = new Proxy(class MyClass {
> constructor(arg) { this.arg = arg; }
> }, {
> apply: (target, thisArg, args) => Reflect.construct(target, args)
> });
> MyClass(1); // { arg: 1 }
> new MyClass(2); // { arg: 2 }
> ```
>
> --Oriol
>
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