handler.deleteProperty()

The handler.deleteProperty() method is a trap for the delete operator.

Syntax

var p = new Proxy(target, {
  deleteProperty: function(target, property) {
  }
});

Parameters

The following parameters are passed to the deleteProperty method. this is bound to the handler.

target

The target object.

property

The name of the property to delete.

Return value

The deleteProperty method must return a Boolean indicating whether or not the property has been successfully deleted.

Description

The handler.deleteProperty() method is a trap for the delete operator.

Interceptions

This trap can intercept these operations:

• Property deletion: delete proxy[foo] and delete proxy.foo
• Reflect.deleteProperty()

Invariants

If the following invariants are violated, the proxy will throw a TypeError:

• A property cannot be deleted, if it exists as a non-configurable own property of the target object.

Examples

The following code traps the delete operator.

var p = new Proxy({}, {
  deleteProperty: function(target, prop) {
    if (prop in target){
      delete target[prop]
      console.log('property removed: ' + prop)
      return true
    }
    else {
      console.log('property not found: ' + prop)
      return false
    }
  }
})
var result
p.a = 10
console.log('a' in p)  // true
result = delete p.a    // "property removed: a"
console.log(result)    // true
console.log('a' in p)  // false
result = delete p.a    // "property not found: a"
console.log(result)    // false

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Proxy
• handler
• delete operator
• Reflect.deleteProperty()