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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript Getters and Setters Setters

Posted by Peter Huang
Peter Huang
5,427 Points

To have a set, you always need to have " get " to return?

To have a set, you always need to have " get " to return?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

A "get" function is not required if it's not needed. If the "set" creates a regular property, you can access the property directly without having a "get" function. Or if the "set" creates a private backing store, and you don't want it to be accessed, leaving off the "get" makes it a write-only property.