Question

 class ChildItem
     constructor : ->
         @activate()
     activate : ->
         if parent.ready #this line will fail
            console.log 'activate!'

  class ParentItem
     constructor : ->
        @ready = true;
        @child = new ChildItem()

  item = new ParentItem()

How can I access item.ready from item.child.activate ? There has got to be a syntax for this!

Answer 1

No, there isn’t a special syntax for this. If you need a relationship between a ChildItem and a ParentItem then you have to hook it up yourself; for example:

class ChildItem
    constructor: (@parent) ->
        @activate()
    activate: ->
        console.log('activate') if(@parent.ready)

class ParentItem
    constructor: ->
        @ready = true
        @child = new ChildItem(@)

item = new ParentItem()