ES6 Classes - Updating Static Properties

Question

I am trying to figure out alternative ways to set a static (or class) property an ES6 Class and then change it after new instances of the class are created.

For exa

Answer 1

This works for me for static properties.

  class NeoGeo {

    constructor() {

    }

    static get topScore () {
      if (NeoGeo._topScore===undefined) {
        NeoGeo._topScore = 0; // set default here
      }

      return NeoGeo._topScore;
    }

    static set topScore (value) {
      NeoGeo._topScore = value;
    }

  }

And your example:

  class NeoGeo {

    constructor() {
      NeoGeo.addInstance(this);
      console.log("instance count:" + NeoGeo.all.length);
    }

    static get all () {

      if (NeoGeo._all===undefined) {
        NeoGeo._all = [];
      }

      return NeoGeo._all;
    }

    static set all (value) {
      NeoGeo._all = value;
    }

    static addInstance(instance) {
      // add only if not already added
      if (NeoGeo.all.indexOf(instance)==-1) {
        NeoGeo.all.push(instance);
      }
    }
  }

Note: In the getter you could also check for the existence of the property using the in keyword or the hasOwnProperty keyword.

    static get topScore () {
      if (!("_topScore" in NeoGeo)) {
        NeoGeo._topScore = 0; // set default here
      }

      return NeoGeo._topScore;
    }

And using hasOwnProperty:

    static get topScore () {
      if (NeoGeo.hasOwnProperty("_topScore")==false) {
        NeoGeo._topScore = 0; // set default here
      }

      return NeoGeo._topScore;
    }