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<title>Accessor Properties Example</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
var book = {
_year: 2004,
edition: 1
};
Object.defineProperty(book, "year", {
get: function(){
return this._year;
},
set: function(newValue){
if (newValue > 2004) {
this._year = newValue;
this.edition += newValue - 2004;
}
}
});
book.year = 2005;
alert(book.edition); //2
</script>
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<p>Note: this example only works in browsers that have implemented the ECMAScript 5 <code>Object.defineProperty()</code> method (IE9 and Firefox 4).</p>
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