Example 9-23. ECMAScript 5 properties utilities /* * Define a properties() method in Object.prototype that returns an * object representing the named properties of the object on which it * is invoked (or representing all own properties of the object, if * invoked with no arguments). The returned object defines four useful * methods: toString(), descriptors(), hide(), and show(). */ (functionnamespace() { // Wrap everything in a private function scope // This is the function that becomes a method of all object functionproperties() { var names; // An array of property names if (arguments.length == 0) // All own properties of this names = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(this); elseif (arguments.length == 1 && Array.isArray(arguments[0])) names = arguments[0]; // Or an array of names else// Or the names in the argument list names = Array.prototype.splice.call(arguments, 0); // Return a new Properties object representing the named properties returnnew Properties(this, names); } // Make it a new nonenumerable property of Object.prototype. // This is the only value exported from this private function scope. Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, "properties", { value: properties, enumerable: false, writable: true, configurable: true }); // This constructor function is invoked by the properties() function above. // The Properties class represents a set of properties of an object. functionProperties(o, names) { this.o = o; // The object that the properties belong to this.names = names; // The names of the properties } // Make the properties represented by this object nonenumerable Properties.prototype.hide = function() { var o = this.o, hidden = { enumerable: false }; this.names.forEach(function(n) { if (o.hasOwnProperty(n)) Object.defineProperty(o, n, hidden); }); returnthis; }; // Make these properties read-only and nonconfigurable Properties.prototype.freeze = function() { var o = this.o, frozen = { writable: false, configurable: false }; this.names.forEach(function(n) { if (o.hasOwnProperty(n)) Object.defineProperty(o, n, frozen); }); returnthis; }; // Return an object that maps names to descriptors for these properties. // Use this to copy properties along with their attributes: // Object.defineProperties(dest, src.properties().descriptors()); Properties.prototype.descriptors = function() { var o = this.o, desc = {}; this.names.forEach(function(n) { if (!o.hasOwnProperty(n)) return; desc[n] = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(o,n); }); return desc; }; // Return a nicely formatted list of properties, listing the // name, value and attributes. Uses the term "permanent" to mean // nonconfigurable, "readonly" to mean nonwritable, and "hidden" // to mean nonenumerable. Regular enumerable, writable, configurable // properties have no attributes listed. Properties.prototype.toString = function() { var o = this.o; // Used in the nested function below var lines = this.names.map(nameToString); return"{\n " + lines.join(",\n ") + "\n}"; functionnameToString(n) { var s = "", desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(o, n); if (!desc) return"nonexistent " + n + ": undefined"; if (!desc.configurable) s += "permanent "; if ((desc.get && !desc.set) || !desc.writable) s += "readonly "; if (!desc.enumerable) s += "hidden "; if (desc.get || desc.set) s += "accessor " + n else s += n + ": " + ((typeof desc.value==="function")?"function" :desc.value); return s; } }; // Finally, make the instance methods of the prototype object above // nonenumerable, using the methods we've defined here. Properties.prototype.properties().hide(); }()); // Invoke the enclosing function as soon as we're done defining it.