`Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor()`

Returns the property descriptor for an own property of an object.

Syntax

Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(obj, prop)

Name	Type	Required	Description
`obj`	`object`	Yes	The object to inspect.
`prop`	`string \| symbol`	Yes	The name of the property whose descriptor is returned.

object | undefined — A descriptor object, or undefined if the property does not exist as an own property.

const o = { a: 1 };
console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(o, 'a'));

Output

{ value: 1, writable: true, enumerable: true, configurable: true }

console.log(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor({}, 'x'));

Output

undefined

Returns either a data descriptor (value/writable) or an accessor descriptor (get/set). Only inspects own properties, not inherited ones.