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Patrick Geiller
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1 month ago
in A Naive, JScript Compatible Getter Pattern on shake, with fries
Use valueOf instead of toString, it's designed for that.
Your tactic can be problematic if you just store the value, like myArea1 = object.area. This will store the function and I don't think you'll be able to get your area back. Better push everyone to upgrade their browser :)
Your tactic can be problematic if you just store the value, like myArea1 = object.area. This will store the function and I don't think you'll be able to get your area back. Better push everyone to upgrade their browser :)
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But you bring up an interesting point! myArea1 would indeed store a *reference* to the area function and, when coerced, would continue providing the current area of that object. It's like a detached getter, but is still bound to the object thanks to a closure. Useful? Probably not. But cool!