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JavaScript

Nour El-din El-helw
Nour El-din El-helw
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Posted by Nour El-din El-helw
Nour El-din El-helw
8,241 Points

Setter and Getters?

What are setters and getters in javascript?

Joel Bardsley
Joel Bardsley
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Joel Bardsley
Joel Bardsley
31,246 Points

In case you're not aware, the Object-Oriented JavaScript course has a section dedicated to Getters and Setters, which should give you a more detailed explanation than any of us could provide in this thread.

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
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Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Getters and setters are methods on objects that allow you to access otherwise hidden attributes within the object.

Nour El-din El-helw
Nour El-din El-helw
8,241 Points
Nour El-din El-helw
Nour El-din El-helw
8,241 Points

hidden attributes like what? I mean like how can an attribute be hidden?