node 10 with private variables in classes code example

Example 1: private methods in classesjs

class Something {
  #property;

  constructor(){
    this.#property = "test";
  }

  #privateMethod() {
    return 'hello world';
  }

  getPrivateMessage() {
      return this.#privateMethod();
  }
}

const instance = new Something();
console.log(instance.property); //=> undefined
console.log(instance.privateMethod); //=> undefined
console.log(instance.getPrivateMessage()); //=> hello worl

Example 2: js class private

class ClassWithPrivateField {
  #privateField;
  
  constructor() {
    this.#privateField = 42;
    this.#randomField = 666; # Syntax error
  }
}

const instance = new ClassWithPrivateField();
instance.#privateField === 42; // Syntax error