The Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor()
method returns an object describing the configuration of a specific property on a given object (that is, one directly present on an object and not in the object's prototype chain). The object returned is mutable but mutating it has no effect on the original property's configuration.
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Syntax
Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(obj, prop)
Parameters
obj
- The object in which to look for the property.
prop
- The name or
Symbol
of the property whose description is to be retrieved.
Return value
A property descriptor of the given property if it exists on the object, undefined
otherwise.
Description
This method permits examination of the precise description of a property. A property in JavaScript consists of either a string-valued name or a Symbol
and a property descriptor. Further information about property descriptor types and their attributes can be found in Object.defineProperty()
.
A property descriptor is a record with some of the following attributes:
value
- The value associated with the property (data descriptors only).
writable
true
if and only if the value associated with the property may be changed (data descriptors only).get
- A function which serves as a getter for the property, or
undefined
if there is no getter (accessor descriptors only). set
- A function which serves as a setter for the property, or
undefined
if there is no setter (accessor descriptors only). configurable
true
if and only if the type of this property descriptor may be changed and if the property may be deleted from the corresponding object.enumerable
true
if and only if this property shows up during enumeration of the properties on the corresponding object.
Examples
Using Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor
var o, d; o = { get foo() { return 17; } }; d = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(o, 'foo'); // d is { // configurable: true, // enumerable: true, // get: /*the getter function*/, // set: undefined // } o = { bar: 42 }; d = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(o, 'bar'); // d is { // configurable: true, // enumerable: true, // value: 42, // writable: true // } o = { [Symbol.for('baz')]: 73 } d = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(o, Symbol.for('baz')); // d is { // configurable: true, // enumerable: true, // value: 73, // writable: true // } o = {}; Object.defineProperty(o, 'qux', { value: 8675309, writable: false, enumerable: false }); d = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(o, 'qux'); // d is { // value: 8675309, // writable: false, // enumerable: false, // configurable: false // }
Non-object coercion
In ES5, if the first argument to this method is not an object (a primitive), then it will cause a TypeError
. In ES2015, a non-object first argument will be coerced to an object at first.
Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor('foo', 0); // TypeError: "foo" is not an object // ES5 code Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor('foo', 0); // Object returned by ES2015 code: { // configurable: false, // enumerable: true, // value: "f", // writable: false // }
Specifications
Specification |
---|
ECMAScript (ECMA-262) The definition of 'Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor' in that specification. |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | Server | |||||||||||
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getOwnPropertyDescriptor | Chrome Full support 5 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 4 | IE
Full support
9
| Opera Full support 12 | Safari Full support 5 | WebView Android Full support 1 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support 12 | Safari iOS Full support 5 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 | nodejs Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.