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Get & Set

Get & Set

This lesson teaches how to use the "get" and "set" keywords in JavaScript.

Using get Keyword

In the previous lesson the following code was discussed:

Javascript (babel-node)
var employee = {
  
  name: 'Joe',
  age: 28,
  designation: 'developer',
  //function returning designation of the employee
  display() {
    return this.designation //using this to refer to the "employee" object
  }
}
//this will display the designation
console.log(employee.display())

Here the function display() was being used to get the value of the property designation. Another way to do this by using the get keyword.

Example

Let’s take a look at an example implementing the get keyword.

Javascript (babel-node)
var employee = {
  
  name: 'Joe',
  age: 28,
  designation: 'developer',
  //function returning designation of the employee
  get display() {
    return this.designation //using this to refer to the "employee" object
  }
}
//this will display the designation
console.log(employee.display)

Explanation

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