Method chaining

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Method chaining is a programming strategy that simplifies your code and beautifies it. Method chaining is done by ensuring that each method on an object returns the entire object, instead of returning a single element of that object. For example:

function Door() {
    this.height = '';
    this.width = '';
    this.status = 'closed';
}

Door.prototype.open = function() {
    this.status = 'opened';
    return this;
}

Door.prototype.close = function() {
    this.status = 'closed';
    return this;
}
Door.prototype.setParams = function(width,height) {
    this.width = width;
    this.height = height;
    return this;
}

Door.prototype.doorStatus = function() {
    console.log('The',this.width,'x',this.height,'Door is',this.status);
    return this;
}

var smallDoor = new Door();
smallDoor.setParams(20,100).open().doorStatus().close().doorStatus();

Note that each method in Door.prototype returns this, which refers to the entire instance of that Door object.

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