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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript Getters and Setters Getters

travis halarewich
travis halarewich
9,165 Points
Posted by travis halarewich
travis halarewich
9,165 Points

confusion on the syntax for getters

in the video they use the example get activity() { const today = new Date(); const hour = today.getHours();

if (hour > 8 && hour <= 20) {
  return 'playing';
  } else {
    return 'sleeping';
}

}

my question is to do with the parentheses after activity, if getters are creating properties not methods then why the ()? When we call on this property we don't include them why are they there? If getters can't accept perimeters then why have them?

travis halarewich
travis halarewich
9,165 Points
travis halarewich
travis halarewich
9,165 Points

get activity() { const today = new Date(); const hour = today.getHours(); if (hour > 8 && hour <= 20) { return 'playing'; } else { return 'sleeping'; } }

this is the example I am referring to, it got chopped up a bit when i posted it

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,172 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,172 Points

Getters are methods, but they are just accessed like attributes. Except for the word "get", they look like any other method definition that takes no argument but returns a value.