Getters/setters in JavaScript

Security and flexibility with getters and setters

In JavaScript, there are two kinds of object properties:

1. Data properties:
   

let myObj = {name: "Joseph", surname: "Joestar"}
// name and surname are data properties

myObj.name // Joseph

1. Accessor properties
   

let myObj = {
  get name() {
    return this._name;
  },
  set name(value) {
    this._name = value;
  },
  get surname() {
    return this._surname;
  },
  set surname(value) {
    this._surname = value;
  },
  get fullName() {
    return `${this._name} ${this._surname}`
  }
}
// properties starting with an …

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