Get all instances of class in Javascript
You can create a static array and store it on your constructor function:
MyClass.allInstances = [];
MyClass.allInstances.push(this);
However, you need some way to figure out when to remove instances from this array, or you'll leak memory.
You'll have to provide a custom implementation.
I would do something like this :
function Class() {
Class.instances.push(this);
};
Class.prototype.destroy = function () {
var i = 0;
while (Class.instances[i] !== this) { i++; }
Class.instances.splice(i, 1);
};
Class.instances = [];
var c = new Class();
Class.instances.length; // 1
c.destroy();
Class.instances.length; // 0
Or like this :
function Class() {};
Class.instances = [];
Class.create = function () {
var inst = new this();
this.instances.push(inst);
return inst;
};
Class.destroy = function (inst) {
var i = 0;
while (Class.instances[i] !== inst) { i++; }
Class.instances.splice(i, 1);
};
var c = Class.create();
Class.instances.length; // 1
Class.destroy(c);
Class.instances.length; // 0
Then you could loop through all instances like so :
Class.each = function (fn) {
var i = 0,
l = this.instances.length;
for (; i < l; i++) {
if (fn(this.instances[i], i) === false) { break; }
}
};
Class.each(function (instance, i) {
// do something with this instance
// return false to break the loop
});
In Chrome 62+ you can use queryObjects
from the console API - which will not work in native JavaScript code but in the console so it's great for debugging.
class TestClass {};
const x = new TestClass();
const y = new TestClass();
const z = new TestClass();
queryObjects(TestClass)