get

const obj = {
  log: ["a", "b", "c"],
  get latest() {
    return this.log[this.log.length - 1];
  },
};

console.log(obj.latest);
// Expected output: "c"

{ get prop() { /* … */ } }
{ get [expression]() { /* … */ } }

const obj = {
  get prop() {
    // getter, the code executed when reading obj.prop
    return someValue;
  },
};

const obj = {
  log: ["example", "test"],
  get latest() {
    return this.log.at(-1);
  },
};
console.log(obj.latest); // "test"

class ClassWithGetSet {
  #msg = "hello world";
  get msg() {
    return this.#msg;
  }
  set msg(x) {
    this.#msg = `hello ${x}`;
  }
}

const instance = new ClassWithGetSet();
console.log(instance.msg); // "hello world"

instance.msg = "cake";
console.log(instance.msg); // "hello cake"

delete obj.latest;

const o = { a: 0 };

Object.defineProperty(o, "b", {
  get() {
    return this.a + 1;
  },
});

console.log(o.b); // Runs the getter, which yields a + 1 (which is 1)

const expr = "foo";

const obj = {
  get [expr]() {
    return "bar";
  },
};

console.log(obj.foo); // "bar"

class MyConstants {
  static get foo() {
    return "foo";
  }
}

console.log(MyConstants.foo); // 'foo'
MyConstants.foo = "bar";
console.log(MyConstants.foo); // 'foo', a static getter's value cannot be changed

const obj = {
  get notifier() {
    delete this.notifier;
    this.notifier = document.getElementById("bookmarked-notification-anchor");
    return this.notifier;
  },
};

class Example {
  get hello() {
    return "world";
  }
}

const obj = new Example();
console.log(obj.hello);
// "world"

console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(obj, "hello"));
// undefined

console.log(
  Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(Object.getPrototypeOf(obj), "hello"),
);
// { configurable: true, enumerable: false, get: function get hello() { return 'world'; }, set: undefined }