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Object.prototype.__lookupSetter__()

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

The __lookupSetter__ method returns the function bound as a setter to the specified property.

Syntax

__lookupSetter__(sprop)

Parameters

sprop

A string containing the name of the property whose setter should be returned.

Return value

The function bound as a setter to the specified property.

Description

If a setter has been defined for an object's property, it was not possible to reference the setter function through that property, because that property refers to the return value of that function. __lookupSetter__ can be used to obtain a reference to the setter function.

It is now possible to do this in a standardized way using Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor().

Examples

Standard-compliant and non-standard ways to get a property setter

var obj = {
  set foo(value) {
    this.bar = value;
  }
};

// Non-standard and deprecated way
obj.__lookupSetter__('foo')
// (function(value) { this.bar = value; })

// Standard-compliant way
Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(obj, 'foo').set;
// (function(value) { this.bar = value; })

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Language Specification
# sec-object.prototype.__lookupSetter__

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile Server
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet Deno Node.js
__lookupSetter__
1
12
1
11
9.5
3
1
18
4
10.1
1
1.0
1.0
0.10.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/__lookupSetter__

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Last Updated 2022-04-28T06:04:39Z