Getters \ setters for dummies

Question

I\'ve been trying to get my head around getters and setters and its not sinking in. I\'ve read JavaScript Getters and Setters and Defining Getters and Setters and just not g

Answer 1

I've got one for you guys that might be a little ugly, but it does get'er done across platforms

function myFunc () {

var _myAttribute = "default";

this.myAttribute = function() {
    if (arguments.length > 0) _myAttribute = arguments[0];
    return _myAttribute;
}
}

this way, when you call

var test = new myFunc();
test.myAttribute(); //-> "default"
test.myAttribute("ok"); //-> "ok"
test.myAttribute(); //-> "ok"

If you really want to spice things up.. you can insert a typeof check:

if (arguments.length > 0 && typeof arguments[0] == "boolean") _myAttribute = arguments[0];
if (arguments.length > 0 && typeof arguments[0] == "number") _myAttribute = arguments[0];
if (arguments.length > 0 && typeof arguments[0] == "string") _myAttribute = arguments[0];

or go even crazier with the advanced typeof check: type.of() code at codingforums.com