Object define property for getter and setter

Question

I'm getting an error on Maximum call stack size for this code.

function ValueObject() {
}

ValueObject.prototype.authentication;

Object.defineProperty(ValueObject.prototype, "authentication", {
    get : function () {
        return this.authentication;
    },
    set : function (val) {
        this.authentication = val;
    }
});

var vo = new ValueObject({last: "ac"});
vo.authentication = {a: "b"};
console.log(vo);

Error

RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded

That's because the `set` function is executed each time the assignment happens. There is no point in using `defineProperty` in your code. What you are defining is the pre-defined behavior. — Ram, Jul 07 '16 at 22:22

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 07 '16 at 22:29

4

That's because the set function is executed each time the assignment happens. You are defining a recursive code. If you define a different property other than authentication then you don't get that error.

Object.defineProperty(ValueObject.prototype, "authentication", {
    get : function () {
        return this._authentication;
    },
    set : function (val) {
        this._authentication = val;
    }
});

answered Jul 07 '16 at 22:29

Ram

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is worth to mention that the exception `RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded` also happens on get operation – Victor Dec 13 '19 at 15:52

Object define property for getter and setter

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