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Main Getter for a Javascript class

So i want to create a class and add a getter to return something when getting the entire instance instead of a getter on one of the children.

example:

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So the above is what i want to achieve, but i am unable to and struggling to find something online like this, unsure if it is possible or my wording is just incorrect.

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Answer

The default toString() function of a class defines what should be printed if the class is converted to a string. You can override that function in the following way:

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But it will only get printed if the object is converted to a string. For example by adding it to a string as in the example above (e.g. "" + object) or by doing String(object) or simply object.toString().

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