@stdlib/utils/property-descriptor/README.md

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# propertyDescriptor

> Return a property descriptor for an object's own property.

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## Usage

```javascript
var propertyDescriptor = require( '@stdlib/utils/property-descriptor' );
```

#### propertyDescriptor( obj, property )

Returns a property descriptor for an object's own property.

```javascript
var obj = {
    'a': 1,
    'b': 2
};

var desc = propertyDescriptor( obj, 'a' );
// returns {'configurable':true,'enumerable':true,'writable':true,'value':1}
```

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<section class="notes">

## Notes

-   This function differs from the built-in `Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor()` as follows:

    -   If provided `null` or `undefined`, the function returns `null`, rather than throwing an error.
    -   If an object does not have a provided property, the function returns `null`, rather than `undefined`.

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<section class="examples">

## Examples

<!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->

```javascript
var defineProperty = require( '@stdlib/utils/define-property' );
var propertyDescriptor = require( '@stdlib/utils/property-descriptor' );

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 = propertyDescriptor( obj, 'baz' );

console.log( desc );
// => {'configurable':true,'enumerable':false,'writable':true,'value':'qux'}
```

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## See Also

-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/assert/has-own-property`][@stdlib/assert/has-own-property]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">test if an object has a specified property.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/utils/define-property`][@stdlib/utils/define-property]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">define (or modify) an object property.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/utils/property-descriptor-in`][@stdlib/utils/property-descriptor-in]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">return a property descriptor for an object's own or inherited property.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/utils/property-descriptors`][@stdlib/utils/property-descriptors]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">return an object's own property descriptors.</span>

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[@stdlib/assert/has-own-property]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/assert-has-own-property

[@stdlib/utils/define-property]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/utils/tree/main/define-property

[@stdlib/utils/property-descriptor-in]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/utils/tree/main/property-descriptor-in

[@stdlib/utils/property-descriptors]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/utils/tree/main/property-descriptors

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