Getters \ setters for dummies

Question

I\'ve been trying to get my head around getters and setters and its not sinking in. I\'ve read JavaScript Getters and Setters and Defining Getters and Setters and just not g

Answer 1

You can define instance method for js class, via prototype of the constructor.

Following is the sample code:

// BaseClass

var BaseClass = function(name) {
    // instance property
    this.name = name;
};

// instance method
BaseClass.prototype.getName = function() {
    return this.name;
};
BaseClass.prototype.setName = function(name) {
    return this.name = name;
};


// test - start
function test() {
    var b1 = new BaseClass("b1");
    var b2 = new BaseClass("b2");
    console.log(b1.getName());
    console.log(b2.getName());

    b1.setName("b1_new");
    console.log(b1.getName());
    console.log(b2.getName());
}

test();
// test - end

And, this should work for any browser, you can also simply use nodejs to run this code.