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override-property-read

The override-property-read snippet overrides a property's value on the window object with a set of available properties.
You can use the override-property-read snippet to change the value of global properties.

Parameters

Name
Description
Mandatory
property
The name of the property or path to the property. If the property is a direct child of window, this parameter will be the property name. If you want to access a sub property, though, this parameter becomes a chain of properties separated by dots.
Yes
value
The value to override the property with.
Yes
setConfigurable
Value of the configurable attribute of the descriptor of property. If this parameter is not used it defaults to true. Setting it to false will prevent the property set and get being overwritten or otherwise changed by anybody. If this snippet doesn't work as expected when passing only the property and the value, it could mean that the website is circumventing and setting this parameter to false can come in handy.
No

Possible override values

Value
Definition
undefined
false
true
null
" "
An empty string
decimal integer
noopFunc
A function with an empty body
trueFunc
A function that returns true
emptyArray
An array with no elements
emptyObj
An object with no properties

Filter examples

The following table lists examples that use the override-property-read snippet:
Filter
Result
override-property-read adConfig undefined
adConfig has the value of undefined.
override-property-read adConfig undefined false
adConfig has the value of undefined and it is no longer configurable.
override-property-read shouldShowAds falseFunc
shouldShowAds has the value of a function that returns false when called.
override-property-read config.adCount 0
config.adCount has the value of 0.

Debugging

The following table contains messages you'll find useful during debugging:
Message
When the message occurs
Definition
<property> override done
Each time the property is read
The property has been accessed.
Overrding <property>
Right before attaching to the property
This log is printed just before the snippet takes over the property getter OR setter.
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