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Proxy.handler.getOwnPropertyDescriptor

The handler.getOwnPropertyDescriptor() method is a trap for Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor().

Syntax

var p = new Proxy(target, {
  getOwnPropertyDescriptor: function(target, prop) {
  }
});

Parameters

The following parameters are passed to the getOwnPropertyDescriptor method. this is bound to the handler.

target
The target object.
prop
The name of the property whose description should be retrieved.

Return value

The getOwnPropertyDescriptor method must return an object or undefined.

Description

The handler.getOwnPropertyDescriptor() method is a trap for Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor().

Interceptions

This trap can intercept these operations:

Invariants

If the following invariants are violated, the proxy will throw a TypeError:

  • getOwnPropertyDescriptor must return an object or undefined.
  • A property cannot be reported as non-existent, if it exists as a non-configurable own property of the target object.
  • A property cannot be reported as non-existent, if it exists as an own property of the target object and the target object is not extensible.
  • A property cannot be reported as existent, if it does not exists as an own property of the target object and the target object is not extensible.
  • A property cannot be reported as non-configurable, if it does not exists as an own property of the target object or if it exists as a configurable own property of the target object.
  • The result of Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(target) can be applied to the target object using Object.defineProperty and will not throw an exception.

Examples

The following code traps Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor().

var p = new Proxy({ a: 20}, {
  getOwnPropertyDescriptor: function(target, prop) {
    console.log('called: ' + prop);
    return { configurable: true, enumerable: true, value: 10 };
  }
});

console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(p, 'a').value); // "called: a"
                                                            // 10

The following code violates an invariant.

var obj = { a: 10 };
Object.preventExtensions(obj);
var p = new Proxy(obj, {
  getOwnPropertyDescriptor: function(target, prop) {
    return undefined;
  }
});

Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(p, 'a'); // TypeError is thrown

Specifications

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 49 12 18 No 36 10
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support 49 49 Yes 18 36 10 5.0
Server
Node.js
Basic support 6.0.0

See also

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Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Proxy/handler/getOwnPropertyDescriptor