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JavaScript Practice Object Interaction Checking Out and Returning a Book Solution: A Better Way With Setter Methods

Tomasz Grodzki
Tomasz Grodzki
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Posted by Tomasz Grodzki
Tomasz Grodzki
8,130 Points

Why there's no change in dueDate, book and currentBook properties?

I have written some code and I saw that some properties aren't changing.

But well... In code that we get from Ahley, properties also aren't changing. Take a look at console log... At Book's dueDate and patron properties and Patron's currentBook property after checkOut(). There's still 'null' value. Why is that?

https://w.trhou.se/v7tywmxn4e

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You're probably examining live references in the dev tools, and the states have already changed back before you can examine them.

Try logging out the specific property you want to see changing, for example:

  patron.checkOut ( book );
  console.log ( book.patron );   // log the specific property to see it set
  patron.returnBook ( book );
  console.log ( book.patron );   // and now cleared again
Tomasz Grodzki
Tomasz Grodzki
8,130 Points
Tomasz Grodzki
Tomasz Grodzki
8,130 Points

Exactly, that was a problem. Thanks for help!