I have encountered a challenging question that I have struggled to find an answer for, even after researching online resources.
My query is regarding executing the constructor function of a class (or object) independently without creating a new instance. For example:
class A {
constructor() {
console.log("hello");
}
}
Is there a way to specifically execute only the constructor function without the necessity of instantiating a new object? Perhaps something like this:
A.constructor.call();
However, as it turns out, this method does not work because class constructors require the new operator.
The reason behind my quest for this solution is that I have an object that has already been constructed using a method similar to
const a = Object.create(A.prototype)hydrate(a), where the hydrate function will invoke the object's constructor directly using the existing object like so: a.prototype.constructor.call(a).
The closest solution I've come across involves potentially utilizing Proxy and Reflect as highlighted in this article, though I still find it somewhat unclear.