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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript Getters and Setters Creating Getter Methods

Dan Warren
Dan Warren
9,125 Points
Posted by Dan Warren
Dan Warren
9,125 Points

How do I complete this getter method?

How do I finish this code challenge for creating a getter method? I think my if statements are fine but I'm kind of lost when trying to create const objects that allow for my getter method to use credits to determine levels.

creating_getters.js 
class Student {
    constructor(gpa, credits){
        this.gpa = gpa;
        this.credits = credits;
    }

    get level() {
        const level = credits.getLevel();
        const credits = student.this.credits;

        if(student.this.credits > 90) {
            return 'Senior';
        } else if(student.this.credits <= 90 && student.this.credits >= 61) {
            return 'Junior';
        } else if(student.this.credits <= 60 && student.this.credits >= 31) {
            return 'Sophomore';
        } else if(student.this.credits <= 30) {
            return 'Freshman';
        }    
    }    

    stringGPA() {
        return this.gpa.toString();
    }
}

const student = new Student(3.9);

1 Answer

John Johnson
John Johnson
11,790 Points
John Johnson
John Johnson
11,790 Points 
get level() {
        const level = credits.getLevel();            // this will not work, since getLevel() is not yet defined.
        const credits = student.this.credits;      // you do not need 'students' here: this.credits will work just fine

        /* Again, 'students' is not needed at the start of each of these references.
            Additionally, if you define credits above as 'this.credits' then you can
            just use the credits variable -> if ( credits > 90 ) { return 'Senior' }  
          */
        if(student.this.credits > 90) {
            return 'Senior';
        } else if(student.this.credits <= 90 && student.this.credits >= 61) {
            return 'Junior';
        } else if(student.this.credits <= 60 && student.this.credits >= 31) {
            return 'Sophomore';
        } else if(student.this.credits <= 30) {
            return 'Freshman';
        }

This was my answer. I did as much as I could to simplify the code, but you could still use the const credits = this.credits variable in place of using this.credits for each if.

get level() {
        if ( this.credits > 90 ) {
            return 'Senior';
        } else if ( this.credits > 60 ) {
            return 'Junior';
        } else if ( this.credits > 30 ) {
            return 'Sophomore';
        } else {
            return 'Freshman';
        }
    }