Getter/setter in constructor

Question

I recently read about the fact that there is a possibility of defining getters/setters in JavaScript. It seems extremely helpful - the setter is a kind of \'helper\' which c

Answer 1

I know this might be extremely late but I figured out a different way to accomplish what you want and for the sake of people, like myself, googling for an answer to this here it is.

function Constructor(input){
     this.input = input;
}
Object.__defineGetter__.call(Constructor.prototype, "value", function(){
    return this.input * 2;
});

var test = new Constructor(5);
alert(test.value) // 10

I've tested this in chrome, safari, mobile safari, firefox and they all work (latest versions of course)