JavaScript private methods

Question

To make a JavaScript class with a public method I\'d do something like:

function Restaurant() {}

Restaurant.prototype.buy_food = function(){
   // something         


        

Answer 1

ES2021 / ES12 - Private Methods

Private method names start with a hash # prefix and can be accessed only inside the class where it is defined.

class Restaurant {

  // private method
  #private_stuff() {
    console.log("private stuff");
  }

  // public method
  buy_food() {
    this.#private_stuff();
  }

};

const restaurant = new Restaurant();
restaurant.buy_food(); // "private stuff";
restaurant.private_stuff(); // Uncaught TypeError: restaurant.private_stuff is not a function

This is an experimental proposal. ECMAScript 2021 version is expected to be released in June 2021.