Getting "method undefined" when it is CLEARLY defined in JS

Question

I have a very simple bit of code (relies on jQuery):

var dom_builder = function() {

    this.table = function(elem,attributes) {
        return $("<table>").attr(attributes).appendTo(elem);
    }

};

console.log(dom_builder.table);

Now when I try to run it I get the following error: Uncaught TypeError: Object # has no method 'table'

I cannot for the life of me figure out why I get this error. I have used methods this way countless times before, without any issues..

Any ideas?

Answer 1

console.log(new dom_builder().table);

Answer 2

Try this

var dom_builder = {

    "table": function(elem,attributes) {
        return $("<table>").attr(attributes).appendTo(elem);
    }

};

Answer 3

dom_builder.table doesn't exist until the function is run.

console.log(dom_builder.table); // undefined
d = new dom_builder();
console.log(d.table); // function(elem, attributes) { ... }