selfShadowingGetter.js

selfShadowingGetter.js

//20110308 jorge@jorgechamorro.com

Object.defineProperty(thePrototype, 'parsedUrl', {
  get: function () {
    var parsed= url.parse(this.url, true);
    this.__proto__= null;         // cuts momentarily the proto chain
    this.parsedUrl= parsed;       // shadows the getter
    this.__proto__= thePrototype; // restores the proto chain
    return parsed;
  }
});