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Defining Computed Members

Explore how to create and use computed members in JavaScript classes by dynamically naming properties and methods with variables, strings, or template literals. Understand how to add, access, and invoke computed fields both inside and outside of class definitions for more flexible object-oriented programming.

Dynamic names for class members

Sometimes, we like to give dynamic names to members of a class, that is, to fields, properties, and methods. The approach to achieve this is also useful as a workaround to provide arbitrary names for members, bypassing the language’s restriction on making members with only alphanumeric characters.

Recall using special method names like Symbol.search and Symbol.iterator in Symbol.search and Im ...