mootools / class / objectinstance doesn't work

Question

Hey. I have no idea why i get a 'b' and not an 'a' when i call a.get(). Can someone help me?

var tclass = new Class({
initialize:function(n){
    this.options = Object.extend({'name' : n});
},
get:function(){
    return this.options.name;
}
});

a = new tclass('a');
b = new tclass('b');
a.get()  // b

Answer 1

Shouldn't you use the new operator line 3 ?

this.options = (new Object()).extend({'name' : n});

Answer 2

you should use the Options class as a mixin and the setOptions to do the merge properly:

var tclass = new Class({
    Implements: [Options],
    initialize: function(n) {
        this.setOptions(n);
    },
    get: function() {
        return this.options.name;
    }
});


var a = new tclass({
    name: 'a'
});
var b = new tclass({
    name: 'b'
});
alert(a.get()); // a

having said that, in your example i get a different response - as expected - but via $merge and not extend (merge does unlink): http://www.jsfiddle.net/dimitar/cqd8P/

yet what's the point in this as you have no this.options that exists (you need to pass on an object to extend it / merge it with another one). you may as well just do:

this.options = {
    name: n
};

you really want this.setOptions

p.s. for mootools 1.11 Implements is done differently:

var tclass = new Class({
    initialize: function(n) {
        this.setOptions(n);
    },
    get: function() {
        return this.options.name;
    }
});

tclass.implement(new Options);

var a = new tclass({
    name: 'a'
});
var b = new tclass({
    name: 'b'
});
alert(a.get()); // a