define-property

Define a non-enumerable property on an object. Uses Reflect.defineProperty when available, otherwise Object.defineProperty.

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Install

Install with npm:

$ npm install --save define-property

Release history

See the CHANGELOG for updates.

Usage

Params

object: The object on which to define the property.
key: The name of the property to be defined or modified.
value: The value or descriptor of the property being defined or modified.

var define = require('define-property');
var obj = {};
define(obj, 'foo', function(val) {
  return val.toUpperCase();
});

// by default, defined properties are non-enumberable
console.log(obj);
//=> {}

console.log(obj.foo('bar'));
//=> 'BAR'

defining setters/getters

Pass the same properties you would if using Object.defineProperty or Reflect.defineProperty.

define(obj, 'foo', {
  set: function() {},
  get: function() {}
});

About

Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.

Running Tests

Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:

$ npm install && npm test

Building docs

(This project's readme.md is generated by verb, please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the .verb.md readme template.)

To generate the readme, run the following command:

$ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb

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