How to call getter and setter from within a javascript class

Question

Is it possible to call getter and setter from within own class ? If yes what's the valid syntax instead of invalid

  this.gettext();

in below class :

  class Test {

    _text: string;
    constructor(value: string) {
      this._text = value;
    }

    get text() {
      return this._text;
    }

    set text(value) {
      this._text = value;
    }

    test () {
      return this.gettext();
    }
  }

`return this.text`. Getters and setters are used like normal properties (not functions) — evolutionxbox, May 06 '22 at 22:34
As a side-note, JS classes now support true private fields using the hash symbol `#text: string`, rather than having to rely on underscore hints. — lawrence-witt, May 06 '22 at 22:38
Does this answer your question? [How to use getters and setters in Javascript](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17151298/how-to-use-getters-and-setters-in-javascript) — Heretic Monkey, May 06 '22 at 22:43

Alexander Vega · Accepted Answer · 2022-05-08T00:26:11.560

Setters are called during asignment and getters during reading.

  this.text = "testing..."

will call the setter passing "testing..." as a value.

  console.log(this.text)

will call the getter

If you need to treat as a callable method, wrap it inside a method or don't use properties (getters/setters), use a method instead. If, as you show, you want to wrap it in another method for some reason:

test() {
   return this.text;
}

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered May 06 '22 at 22:34

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test () {
   return this.text;
}

answered May 06 '22 at 22:34

Swishilicous

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This is a correct answer, although it would greatly benefit from an explanation. – amn May 07 '22 at 19:21

How to call getter and setter from within a javascript class

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