Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global objects/Reflect/getOwnPropertyDescriptor

The static Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor() method is similar to Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(). It returns a property descriptor of the given property if it exists on the object, undefined otherwise.

Syntax

Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(target, propertyKey)

Parameters

target: The target object in which to look for the property.
propertyKey: The name of the property to get an own property descriptor for.

Return value

A property descriptor object if the property exists in target object; otherwise, undefined.

Exceptions

A TypeError, if target is not an Object.

Description

The Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor method returns a property descriptor of the given property if it exists in the target object, undefined otherwise. The only difference to Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor() is how non-object targets are handled.

Examples

Using Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor()

Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor({x: 'hello'}, 'x')
// {value: "hello", writable: true, enumerable: true, configurable: true}

Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor({x: 'hello'}, 'y')
// undefined

Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor([], 'length')
// {value: 0, writable: true, enumerable: false, configurable: false}

Difference to Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor()

If the target argument to this method is not an object (a primitive), then it will cause a TypeError. With Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor, a non-object first argument will be coerced to an object at first.

Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor('foo', 0)
// TypeError: "foo" is not non-null object

Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor('foo', 0)
// { value: "f", writable: false, enumerable: true, configurable: false }

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript (ECMA-262)The definition of 'Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor' in that specification.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile						Server
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	Node.js
`getOwnPropertyDescriptor`	Chrome Full support 49	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 42	IE No support No	Opera Full support 36	Safari Full support 10	WebView Android Full support 49	Chrome Android Full support 49	Firefox Android Full support 42	Opera Android Full support 36	Safari iOS Full support 10	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0	nodejs Full support 6.0.0

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Full support: Full support
No support: No support