Subj : Re: setter functions
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : Phil Schwartau <pschwartau@netscape.com>
Date : Mon Mar 17 2003 05:02 pm

Hi Georg,

Thanks - I have filed a bug on this and cc'ed you on it:
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197922

Phil

Georg Maaß wrote:
> This sample code no longer works. I alerts 3 times "undefined". In 
> former times it alerted first "undefined", then "4711", then "Blarg!".
> 
> Is this a bug or has the implementation of setter functions changed? The 
> return value of the setter function seems to be useless. In former times 
> it was used to initialize the property similiar to the implementation of 
> watch handlers.
> 
> 
> o = {};
> o.__defineSetter__('smell',function(v){return v==4711?v:'Blarg!';});
> alert(o.smell); // undefined
> o.smell = 4711; alert(o.smell); // 4711
> o.smell = 'davidoof'; alert(o.smell); // Blarg!
> 
> 
> 
> Greetings, Georg

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