Can the Object literal take values other than key value pair?

Question

my so far understanding with object literal is we can use it like the key value pair, where key is the property and the value can be a actual value, a function or a anonymous function

 function a() {
  return 'value b';
}

var result = {
  'keya': 'valueA',
  'keyb': a,
  'keyc': function () {
    console.log('some value');
  }

};

till i read this block of code

var obj = {
  log: ['test'],
  get latest() {
    if (this.log.length == 0) return undefined;
    return this.log[this.log.length - 1];
  }
}
console.log(obj.latest); // Will return "test".

my question is, in the above code the function latest() doesnt have any key then how can it be used inside a object literal, am i missing something

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Working_with_Objects#Defining_getters_and_setters — Slai, Aug 19 '17 at 05:51

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 19 '17 at 05:55

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This is ES6 (which is also called ES2015) syntax, it's a newer version of Javascript that lets you do this.

You would've had to have the key there in ES5 code.

answered Aug 19 '17 at 05:55

Nick Tamburro

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Here's a pretty good rundown of ES6 and objects: http://www.benmvp.com/learning-es6-enhanced-object-literals/ – Nick Tamburro Aug 19 '17 at 05:58

Can the Object literal take values other than key value pair?

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