Re: [whatwg/webidl] setter syntax should probably be restricted to always return undefined (Issue #1516) from Kagami Sascha Rosylight on 2025-08-08 (public-webapps-github@w3.org from August 2025)

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saschanaz left a comment (whatwg/webidl#1516)

> Is there any reason something other than `undefined` is allowed in a `setter` operation?

`SpecialOperation` probably made more sense when there were more things that [actually returned something](https://www.w3.org/TR/2010/WD-WebIDL-20101021/#idl-special-operations), but given it's only the getter returning something now, time to break down this syntax.

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