ECMAScript® 2024 Language Specification

Draft ECMA-262 / December 6, 2023

28.1 The Reflect Object

The Reflect object:

28.1.1 Reflect.apply ( target, thisArgument, argumentsList )

This function performs the following steps when called:

  1. If IsCallable(target) is false, throw a TypeError exception.
  2. Let args be ? CreateListFromArrayLike(argumentsList).
  3. Perform PrepareForTailCall().
  4. Return ? Call(target, thisArgument, args).

28.1.2 Reflect.construct ( target, argumentsList [ , newTarget ] )

This function performs the following steps when called:

  1. If IsConstructor(target) is false, throw a TypeError exception.
  2. If newTarget is not present, set newTarget to target.
  3. Else if IsConstructor(newTarget) is false, throw a TypeError exception.
  4. Let args be ? CreateListFromArrayLike(argumentsList).
  5. Return ? Construct(target, args, newTarget).

28.1.3 Reflect.defineProperty ( target, propertyKey, attributes )

This function performs the following steps when called:

  1. If target is not an Object, throw a TypeError exception.
  2. Let key be ? ToPropertyKey(propertyKey).
  3. Let desc be ? ToPropertyDescriptor(attributes).
  4. Return ? target.[[DefineOwnProperty]](key, desc).

28.1.4 Reflect.deleteProperty ( target, propertyKey )

This function performs the following steps when called:

  1. If target is not an Object, throw a TypeError exception.
  2. Let key be ? ToPropertyKey(propertyKey).
  3. Return ? target.[[Delete]](key).

28.1.5 Reflect.get ( target, propertyKey [ , receiver ] )

This function performs the following steps when called:

  1. If target is not an Object, throw a TypeError exception.
  2. Let key be ? ToPropertyKey(propertyKey).
  3. If receiver is not present, then
    1. Set receiver to target.
  4. Return ? target.[[Get]](key, receiver).

28.1.6 Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor ( target, propertyKey )

This function performs the following steps when called:

  1. If target is not an Object, throw a TypeError exception.
  2. Let key be ? ToPropertyKey(propertyKey).
  3. Let desc be ? target.[[GetOwnProperty]](key).
  4. Return FromPropertyDescriptor(desc).

28.1.7 Reflect.getPrototypeOf ( target )

This function performs the following steps when called:

  1. If target is not an Object, throw a TypeError exception.
  2. Return ? target.[[GetPrototypeOf]]().

28.1.8 Reflect.has ( target, propertyKey )

This function performs the following steps when called:

  1. If target is not an Object, throw a TypeError exception.
  2. Let key be ? ToPropertyKey(propertyKey).
  3. Return ? target.[[HasProperty]](key).

28.1.9 Reflect.isExtensible ( target )

This function performs the following steps when called:

  1. If target is not an Object, throw a TypeError exception.
  2. Return ? target.[[IsExtensible]]().

28.1.10 Reflect.ownKeys ( target )

This function performs the following steps when called:

  1. If target is not an Object, throw a TypeError exception.
  2. Let keys be ? target.[[OwnPropertyKeys]]().
  3. Return CreateArrayFromList(keys).

28.1.11 Reflect.preventExtensions ( target )

This function performs the following steps when called:

  1. If target is not an Object, throw a TypeError exception.
  2. Return ? target.[[PreventExtensions]]().

28.1.12 Reflect.set ( target, propertyKey, V [ , receiver ] )

This function performs the following steps when called:

  1. If target is not an Object, throw a TypeError exception.
  2. Let key be ? ToPropertyKey(propertyKey).
  3. If receiver is not present, then
    1. Set receiver to target.
  4. Return ? target.[[Set]](key, V, receiver).

28.1.13 Reflect.setPrototypeOf ( target, proto )

This function performs the following steps when called:

  1. If target is not an Object, throw a TypeError exception.
  2. If proto is not an Object and proto is not null, throw a TypeError exception.
  3. Return ? target.[[SetPrototypeOf]](proto).

28.1.14 Reflect [ @@toStringTag ]

The initial value of the @@toStringTag property is the String value "Reflect".

This property has the attributes { [[Writable]]: false, [[Enumerable]]: false, [[Configurable]]: true }.