How to access Class properties outside of JavaScript Classes

Question

How is the sound property not properly private in this JavaScript class? Additionally, how can it be accessed outside the class? I saw this in a video and attempted to access the sound property outside the class and could not.

class Dog {
  constructor() {
    this.sound = 'woof';
  }
  talk() {
    console.log(this.sound);
  }
}

Thanks!!

Answer 1

It's not private because you can access it from the outside after creating an instance of the class.

class Dog {
  constructor() {
    this.sound = 'woof';
  }
  talk() {
    console.log(this.sound);
  }
}

let dog = new Dog();
console.log(dog.sound); // <--

// To further drive the point home, check out
// what happens when we change it
dog.sound = 'Meow?';
dog.talk();