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Otto Wainenger
Otto Wainenger

Reputation: 77

JS [ES5] How to assign objects with setters and getters?

obj1 = Object.create({}, { property: { enumerable: true, value: 42 } })

> obj1.property = 56
> 56
> obj1.property
> 42

with use strict there is an error.

I want to combine multiple objects: with jQuery.extend():

new_obj = $.extend(true, objN, obj1)

with ES6 Object.assign:

new_obj = Object.assign({}, objN, obj1)

In any case, the getter turns into a regular property, and therefore it can be changed. How to avoid it?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 916

Answers (1)

Bergi
Bergi

Reputation: 664969

You can write your own function that also copies over property attributes:

function extend(target, ...sources) {
    for (let source of sources)
        for (let key of Object.keys(source))
            Object.defineProperty(target, key, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(source, key));
    return target;
}

But notice there is good reason why Object.assign does not, it could have weird effects if getters and setters are closures.

Upvotes: 2

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