How do I create a namespace in JavaScript so that my objects and functions aren't overwritten by other same-named objects and functions? I've used the following:
if (Foo == null || typeof(Foo) != "object") { var Foo = new Object();}
Is there a more elegant or succinct way of doing this?
JavaScript does not yet have a native representation of namespaces, but TypeScript does.
For example, you could use the following TS code (playground)
namespace Stack {
export const hello = () => console.log('hi')
}
Stack.hello()
If you can't update your code to TS, you can at least use the pattern employed by TS when generating the JS output for namespaces, which looks like this:
var Stack;
(function (Stack) {
Stack.hello = () => console.log('hi');
})(Stack || (Stack = {}));
Stack.hello();