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# Property getters and setters # Property getters and setters
There are two kinds of properties. There are two kinds of object properties.
The first kind is *data properties*. We already know how to work with them. All properties that we've been using until now were data properties. The first kind is *data properties*. We already know how to work with them. All properties that we've been using until now were data properties.
The second type of properties is something new. It's *accessor properties*. They are essentially functions that work on getting and setting a value, but look like regular properties to an external code. The second type of properties is something new. It's *accessor properties*. They are essentially functions that execute on getting and setting a value, but look like regular properties to an external code.
## Getters and setters ## Getters and setters
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From outside, an accessor property looks like a regular one. That's the idea of accessor properties. We don't *call* `user.fullName` as a function, we *read* it normally: the getter runs behind the scenes. From the outside, an accessor property looks like a regular one. That's the idea of accessor properties. We don't *call* `user.fullName` as a function, we *read* it normally: the getter runs behind the scenes.
As of now, `fullName` has only a getter. If we attempt to assign `user.fullName=`, there will be an error: As of now, `fullName` has only a getter. If we attempt to assign `user.fullName=`, there will be an error: