Installation

npm install @stdlib/utils-inherited-property-descriptors

Alternatively,

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Usage

var inheritedPropertyDescriptors = require( '@stdlib/utils-inherited-property-descriptors' );

inheritedPropertyDescriptors( obj[, level] )

Returns an object's inherited property descriptors.

function Foo() {
    this.a = 'b';
    return this;
}

Foo.prototype.beep = 'boop';

var f = new Foo();
var desc = inheritedPropertyDescriptors( f );
// returns { 'beep': {...}, ... }

By default, the function walks an object's entire prototype chain. To limit the inheritance level, provide a level argument.

var inherit = require( '@stdlib/utils-inherit' );

function Bar() {
    return this;
}

Bar.prototype.boop = 'beep';

function Foo() {
    Bar.call( this );
    this.a = 'b';
    return this;
}

inherit( Foo, Bar );
Foo.prototype.beep = 'boop';

var f = new Foo();
var desc = inheritedPropertyDescriptors( f, 1 );
// returns { 'beep': {...}, ... }

Notes

• In contrast to the built-in Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptors(), if provided null or undefined, the function returns an empty object, rather than throwing an error.

Examples

var defineProperty = require( '@stdlib/utils-define-property' );
var inheritedPropertyDescriptors = require( '@stdlib/utils-inherited-property-descriptors' );

function Foo() {
    this.beep = 'boop';
    this.a = {
        'b': 'c'
    };
    defineProperty( this, 'baz', {
        'value': 'qux',
        'configurable': true,
        'writable': true,
        'enumerable': false
    });
    return this;
}

Foo.prototype.foo = [ 'bar' ];

var obj = new Foo();
var desc = inheritedPropertyDescriptors( obj );

console.log( desc );
// => { 'foo': {...}, ... }

See Also

• @stdlib/utils-property-descriptors: return an object's own property descriptors.
• @stdlib/utils-property-descriptors-in: return an object's own and inherited property descriptors.
• @stdlib/utils-inherited-keys: return an array of an object's inherited enumerable property names.
• @stdlib/utils-inherited-property-names: return an array of an object's inherited enumerable and non-enumerable property names.
• @stdlib/utils-inherited-property-symbols: return an array of an object's inherited symbol properties.

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.

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