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<script id="jsbin-javascript">
// Note: ES6 code, works in modern browsers
const makeAjaxRequest = () => { /* production code */ };
// say we have a User class somewhere
trackAction(action, category) {
makeAjaxRequest({ action, category, isLoggedIn: this.loggedIn });
const loggedInUser = new User();
// elsewhere in the code..
loggedInUser.fullName = 'Bob Jenkins';
loggedInUser.id = 184643;
loggedInUser.trackAction('add-product', 'shoes');
const originalFn = loggedInUser.trackAction;
// print the arguments of the function to the console
// yet still call original function with right context and arguments
loggedInUser.trackAction = function() {
// convert function arguments to array
const args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
console.log('trackAction called for %s with the following arguments: %s.', this.fullName, args.join(', '));
// being a good citizen means returning the result of the original function
// and making sure it is executed with the correct context and arguments
return originalFn.apply(this, args);
loggedInUser.trackAction('add-product', 'shoes');
// trackAction called for Bob Jenkins with the following arguments: add-product, shoes.
<script id="jsbin-source-javascript" type="text/javascript">// Note: ES6 code, works in modern browsers
const makeAjaxRequest = () => { /* production code */ };
// say we have a User class somewhere
trackAction(action, category) {
makeAjaxRequest({ action, category, isLoggedIn: this.loggedIn });
const loggedInUser = new User();
// elsewhere in the code..
loggedInUser.fullName = 'Bob Jenkins';
loggedInUser.id = 184643;
loggedInUser.trackAction('add-product', 'shoes');
const originalFn = loggedInUser.trackAction;
// print the arguments of the function to the console
// yet still call original function with right context and arguments
loggedInUser.trackAction = function() {
// convert function arguments to array
const args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
console.log('trackAction called for %s with the following arguments: %s.', this.fullName, args.join(', '));
// being a good citizen means returning the result of the original function
// and making sure it is executed with the correct context and arguments
return originalFn.apply(this, args);
loggedInUser.trackAction('add-product', 'shoes');
// trackAction called for Bob Jenkins with the following arguments: add-product, shoes.</script></body>