function myElement(referencedElement) { this.referencedElement = referencedElement; } myElement.prototype.setElement(theElement) = function() { // <-- undefined value error this.referencedElement = document.getElementById(theElement); } myElement.prototype.clearBorder = function () { if(this.referencedElement !== null) { this.referencedElement.style.border = "none"; } else { alert("referencedElement is null for object:"+this); } }