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Cross-browser Getter and Setter

This works in modern Chrome/Firefox/Opera but fails in IE8. Haven't tried it in IE9. How can I make this cross-browser compatible, including IE7+? (Fiddle here.)

var foo = { 
    get test(){ return 'Works'; } 
};

// foo.test should be 'Works'

I've seen some usage with __defineGetter__ but that threw an 'unrecognized method' error in IE8.

Solution

  • I don't believe you can.

    In IE8 and lower, property access is mere property access. There's no way to run function code without explicitly invoking the function.

    I think in IE8 you may be able to with DOM elements, but I don't believe it works for regular native objects.