# is-data-descriptor [![Version Badge][npm-version-svg]][package-url] [![github actions][actions-image]][actions-url] [![coverage][codecov-image]][codecov-url] [![License][license-image]][license-url] [![Downloads][downloads-image]][downloads-url] [![npm badge][npm-badge-png]][package-url] > Returns true if a value has the characteristics of a valid JavaScript data descriptor. ## Install Install with [npm](https://npmjs.com/): ```sh $ npm install --save is-data-descriptor ``` ## Usage ```js var isDataDesc = require('is-data-descriptor'); var assert = require('assert'); ``` ## Examples `true` when the descriptor has valid properties with valid values. ```js // `value` can be anything assert.equal(isDataDesc({ value: 'foo' }), true); assert.equal(isDataDesc({ value: function () {} }), true); assert.equal(isDataDesc({ value: true }), true); ``` `false` when not an object ```js assert.equal(isDataDesc('a'), false); assert.equal(isDataDesc(null), false); ``` `false` when the object has invalid properties ```js assert.equal(isDataDesc({ value: 'foo', enumerable: 'baz' }), false); assert.equal(isDataDesc({ value: 'foo', configurable: 'baz' }), false); assert.equal(isDataDesc({ value: 'foo', get() {} }), false); assert.equal(isDataDesc({ get() {}, value: 'foo' }), false); ``` `false` when a value is not the correct type ```js assert.equal(isDataDesc({ value: 'foo', enumerable: 'foo' }), false); assert.equal(isDataDesc({ value: 'foo', configurable: 'foo' }), false); assert.equal(isDataDesc({ value: 'foo', writable: 'foo' }), false); ``` ## Valid properties The only valid data descriptor properties are the following: * `configurable` (required) * `enumerable` (required) * `value` (optional) * `writable` (optional) To be a valid data descriptor, either `value` or `writable` must be defined. **Invalid properties** A descriptor may have additional _invalid_ properties (an error will **not** be thrown). ```js var foo = {}; Object.defineProperty(foo, 'bar', { enumerable: true, whatever: 'blah', // invalid, but doesn't cause an error get() { return 'baz'; } }); assert.equal(foo.bar, 'baz'); ``` ### Related projects You might also be interested in these projects: * [is-accessor-descriptor](https://npmjs.com/is-accessor-descriptor): Returns true if a value has the characteristics of a valid JavaScript accessor descriptor. * [is-descriptor](https://npmjs.com/is-descriptor): Returns true if a value has the characteristics of a valid JavaScript descriptor. Works for… [more](https://npmjs.com/is-descriptor) [package-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/is-data-descriptor [npm-version-svg]: https://versionbadg.es/inspect-js/is-data-descriptor.svg [deps-svg]: https://david-dm.org/inspect-js/is-data-descriptor.svg [deps-url]: https://david-dm.org/inspect-js/is-data-descriptor [dev-deps-svg]: https://david-dm.org/inspect-js/is-data-descriptor/dev-status.svg [dev-deps-url]: https://david-dm.org/inspect-js/is-data-descriptor#info=devDependencies [npm-badge-png]: https://nodei.co/npm/is-data-descriptor.png?downloads=true&stars=true [license-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/l/is-data-descriptor.svg [license-url]: LICENSE [downloads-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/is-data-descriptor.svg [downloads-url]: https://npm-stat.com/charts.html?package=is-data-descriptor [codecov-image]: https://codecov.io/gh/inspect-js/is-data-descriptor/branch/main/graphs/badge.svg [codecov-url]: https://app.codecov.io/gh/inspect-js/is-data-descriptor/ [actions-image]: https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://github-actions-badge-u3jn4tfpocch.runkit.sh/inspect-js/is-data-descriptor [actions-url]: https://github.com/inspect-js/is-data-descriptor/actions