Accessors

Accessors

  • 24.1 Accessor functions for properties are not required.

  • 24.2 Do not use JavaScript getters/setters as they cause unexpected side effects and are harder to test, maintain, and reason about. Instead, if you do make accessor functions, use getVal() and setVal('hello').

    // bad
    class Dragon {
      get age() {
        // ...
      }
    
      set age(value) {
        // ...
      }
    }
    
    // good
    class Dragon {
      getAge() {
        // ...
      }
    
      setAge(value) {
        // ...
      }
    }
    
  • 24.3 If the property/method is a boolean, use isVal() or hasVal().

    // bad
    if (!dragon.age()) {
      return false;
    }
    
    // good
    if (!dragon.hasAge()) {
      return false;
    }
    
  • 24.4 It’s okay to create get() and set() functions, but be consistent.

    class Jedi {
      constructor(options = {}) {
        const lightsaber = options.lightsaber || 'blue';
        this.set('lightsaber', lightsaber);
      }
    
      set(key, val) {
        this[key] = val;
      }
    
      get(key) {
        return this[key];
      }
    }
    

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