Testing getters and setters, and Object.defineProperty - To index of all tests and compatibility tables

Object literal notation

var lost = {
	loc : "Island",
	get location () {
		return this.loc;
	},
	set location(val) {
		this.loc = val;
	}
};
lost.location = "Another island";

Result: FAILED

Works in:

• 9.0+
• 2.0+
• 3.0+
• 1.0+
• 9.5+

Object notation

function Lost () {
	// Constructor
}
			
Lost.prototype = {
    get location (){
        return this.loc;
    },
    set location (val){
        this.loc = val;
    }
};
var lostIsland = new Lost();
lostIsland.location = "Somewhere in time";

Result: FAILED

Works in:

• 2.0+
• 3.0+
• 1.0+
• 9.5+

On DOM elements

HTMLElement.prototype.__defineGetter__("node", function () {
	return this.nodeName;
});

Result: FAILED

HTMLElement.prototype.__defineGetter__("description", function () {
	return this.desc;
});
HTMLElement.prototype.__defineSetter__("description", function (val) {
	this.desc = val;
});
document.body.description = "Beautiful body";

Result: FAILED

Works in:

• 2.0+
• 3.0+
• 1.0+
• 9.5+

On Objects

var lost = {
	loc : "Island"
};	
Object.defineProperty(lost, "location", {
	get : function () {
		return this.loc;
	},
	set : function (val) {
		this.loc = val;
	}
});
lost.location = "Another island";

Result: FAILED

Works in:

• 9.0+
• 4.0+
• 5.1.7+
• 5.0+
• 11.6+

On DOM elements

Object.defineProperty(document.body, "description", {
	get : function () {
		return this.desc;
	},
	set : function (val) {
		this.desc = val;
	}
});
document.body.description = "Content container";

Result: FAILED

Works in:

• 8.0+
• 4.0+
• 5.1.7+
• 5.0+
• 11.6+