The Object getOwnPropertyDescriptor() method
Find out all about the JavaScript getOwnPropertyDescriptor() method of the Object object
This method can be used to retrieve the descriptor of a specific property.
Usage:
const propertyDescriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(object, propertyName)
Example:
const dog = {}
Object.defineProperties(dog, {
breed: {
value: 'Siberian Husky'
}
})
Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(dog, 'breed')
/*
{
value: 'Siberian Husky',
writable: false,
enumerable: false,
configurable: false
}
*/
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