handler.getPrototypeOf()

The handler.getPrototypeOf() method is a trap for the [[GetPrototypeOf]] object internal method, which is used by operations such as Object.getPrototypeOf().

Try it

const monster = {
  eyeCount: 4,
};

const monsterPrototype = {
  eyeCount: 2,
};

const handler = {
  getPrototypeOf(target) {
    return monsterPrototype;
  },
};

const proxy = new Proxy(monster, handler);

console.log(Object.getPrototypeOf(proxy) === monsterPrototype);
// Expected output: true

console.log(Object.getPrototypeOf(proxy).eyeCount);
// Expected output: 2

Syntax

js
new Proxy(target, {
  getPrototypeOf(target) {
  }
})

Parameters

The following parameter is passed to the getPrototypeOf() method. this is bound to the handler.

target

The target object.

Return value

The getPrototypeOf() method must return an object or null, representing the prototype of the target object.

Description

undefined

Interceptions

This trap can intercept these operations:

Or any other operation that invokes the [[GetPrototypeOf]] internal method.

Invariants

The proxy's [[GetPrototypeOf]] internal method throws a TypeError if the handler definition violates one of the following invariants:

Examples

undefined

Basic usage

js
const obj = {};
const proto = {};
const handler = {
  getPrototypeOf(target) {
    console.log(target === obj); // true
    console.log(this === handler); // true
    return proto;
  },
};

const p = new Proxy(obj, handler);
console.log(Object.getPrototypeOf(p) === proto); // true

Five ways to trigger the getPrototypeOf trap

js
const obj = {};
const p = new Proxy(obj, {
  getPrototypeOf(target) {
    return Array.prototype;
  },
});
console.log(
  Object.getPrototypeOf(p) === Array.prototype, // true
  Reflect.getPrototypeOf(p) === Array.prototype, // true
  p.__proto__ === Array.prototype, // true
  Array.prototype.isPrototypeOf(p), // true
  p instanceof Array, // true
);

Two kinds of exceptions

js
const obj = {};
const p = new Proxy(obj, {
  getPrototypeOf(target) {
    return "foo";
  },
});
Object.getPrototypeOf(p); // TypeError: "foo" is not an object or null

const obj2 = Object.preventExtensions({});
const p2 = new Proxy(obj2, {
  getPrototypeOf(target) {
    return {};
  },
});
Object.getPrototypeOf(p2); // TypeError: expected same prototype value

Specifications

See also