# Object — Instance methods

> Object.prototype.defineGetter() {{deprecated_inline}} : Associates a function with a property that, when accessed, executes that function and returns its return value.

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Object.prototype.defineGetter() {{deprecated_inline}} : Associates a function with a property that, when accessed, executes that function and returns its return value. Object.prototype.defineSetter() {{deprecated_inline}} : Associates a function with a property that, when set, executes that function which modifies the property. Object.prototype.lookupGetter() {{deprecated_inline}} : Returns the function bound as a getter to the specified property. Object.prototype.lookupSetter() {{deprecated_inline}} : Returns the function bound as a setter to the specified property. {{jsxref("Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty()")}} : Returns a boolean indicating whether an object contains the specified property as a direct property of that object and not inherited through the prototype chain. {{jsxref("Object.prototype.isPrototypeOf()")}} : Returns a boolean indicating whether the object this method is called upon is in the prototype chain of the specified object. {{jsxref("Object.prototype.propertyIsEnumerable()")}} : Returns a boolean indicating whether the specified property is the object's enumerable own property. {{jsxref("Object.prototype.toLocaleString()")}} : Calls {{jsxref("Object/toString", "toString()")}}. {{jsxref("Object.prototype.toString()")}} : Returns a string representation of the object. {{jsxref("Object.prototype.valueOf()")}} : Returns the primitive value of the specified object.

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