The getter is just another syntactic-sugar to reach into objects. It's equivalent to using the dot notation like person.name but it provides the ability for you to:
watch when objects are being accessed (in general, this is how Vue.js detects changes)
dynamically create return objects
It enables you to do both of those without changing the syntax.
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Getters are usually used to create dynamic properties because it is a function you can write logic e.g you can read value of a property from a file or from database.
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right. I was asking about what the getter is doing in-general. I'm sure it's something, but what?
The
getter
is just another syntactic-sugar to reach into objects. It's equivalent to using the dot notation likeperson.name
but it provides the ability for you to:It enables you to do both of those without changing the syntax.
Getters are usually used to create dynamic properties because it is a function you can write logic e.g you can read value of a property from a file or from database.