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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript Getters and Setters Creating Setter Methods

Bella Bradbury
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Bella Bradbury
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,790 Points

Maximum Call Stack Size Exceeded

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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

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

    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';
        }
    }

    set major(major) {      
      if ( this._level === 'Senior' || this._level === 'Junior') {
        this._major = 'major';
      } else {
        this.major = 'None';
      }
    }
}

var student = new Student(3.9, 60);

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points

I see 3 issues:

  • the level property is provided by a getter, so the name should be "level" instead of "_level"
  • variable or parameter names (like major) should not be enclosed in quotes
  • the backing property name on the last line should be "_major" (with underscore)