Uncaught Type Error: Undefined is not a function JavaScript Module

Question

I am trying to pass a reference to a jQuery Object to a module and have been getting an error that says: Uncaught TypeError: undefined is not a function

I am working on a fiddle to try and understand this pattern that I saw, as well as to understand prototype and the new keyword.

I am not sure what is causing this error. Here's my HTML and JavaScript along with a fiddle.

Fiddle.

HTML:

<div class="js-container" data-options="true"></div>
<div class="js-container" data-options="false"></div>

JavaScript:

$('.js-container').each(function (i, element) {
    new MyClass($(element));
    console.log($(element));
});
var MyClass = (function ($element) {
    this.$element;
    console.log(this.$element);    
    this.init();    
    MyClass.prototype.init = function () {
        this.addText();        
        return this;
    };    
    MyClass.prototype.addText = function () {
        var optText = this.$element.attr('data-options');
        this.$element.text(optText);        
        return this;
    };    
}());

I am trying to learn to write more module with JavaScript. So please let me know if I have anything else that is incorrect. Thanks!

Answer 1

You are defining MyClass after you run the code that uses MyClass. Also, stuffing your class into a variable rather than declaring it the "traditional" way causes some problems. Try this:

function MyClass ($element) {

  this.$element;
  console.log(this.$element);

  // more code...
}

$('.js-container').each(function (i, element) {
  new MyClass($(element));
  console.log($(element));
});

Also, move your MyClass.prototype. definitions out of the actual MyClass. Put them after.