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4,178 PointsWe can add return this.owner in set method?
Hi, I tried to add return this.owner in set method and got the same result as with get return method.
How so?
5 Answers
Emmanuel C
10,636 PointsIt may not thrown any errors if you put a return in the set, but when you call the property it looks for the get method and comes back as undefined since there is no get method. That line errors, because youre calling owners get method, then calling phones set method. If you console.log(ernie.owner = "Asley"); itll show asley in the console, since youre calling the set method and it has a return in it. But after you set, then console.log(owner); its calling the get method and since none exist, its undefined.
I hope that makes sense, and that I understood your question correctly.
Emmanuel C
10,636 PointsYou're not supposed to return anything in the setter, that's the getters job. Instead you pass in a value to set the property to.
To answer your question, a function will do what you code it to do, it doesnt matter what you name it. So if you name it setOwner, but make it return a value, it will return that value.
Maxim Melnic
4,178 Pointsclass Pet {
constructor (animal, age, breed, sound) {
this.animal = animal;
this.age = age;
this.breed = breed;
this.sound = sound;
}
speak () {
console.log(this.sound);
}
get activity () {
const today = new Date();
const hours = today.getHours();
if (hours > 8 && hours <= 20 ) {
return 'playing';
} else {
return 'sleeping';
}
}
set owner(owner) {
this._owner = owner;
console.log(`setter called: ${owner}`);
return this._owner; //IT WORKS without GET!!!!!!!!!!
}
}
class Owner {
constructor (name, adress) {
this.name = name;
this.adress = adress;
}
set phone (phone) {
const phoneNomilized = phone.replace(/[^0-9]/g, '');
this._phone = phoneNomilized;
return this._phone;
};
};
const ernie = new Pet("dog", 1, "pug", "yip yip");
const vera = new Pet("dog", 8, "border collie", "woof woof");
ernie.speak();
vera.speak();
//ernie.owner = "Asley";
ernie.owner = new Owner("Missa", "123 Marin Street");
//ernie.owner.phone = '23423-4324(32)'; //if we uncomment this line, we get an error without get method!!!!!!
console.log(ernie);
Maxim Melnic
4,178 PointsSetter was return value and was able to save new property, but when I tried to interact with another object(class) I started getting an error.
Emmanuel C
10,636 PointsCan you post your code?
Diego Alvarez
6,680 PointsYeah was looking for this question, thanks both.