getDescription

Returns the description of the schema.

If multiple descriptions are defined, the last one of the highest level is returned. If no description is defined, undefined is returned.

const description = v.getDescription<TSchema>(schema);

Generics

• TSchema extends BaseSchema<unknown, unknown, BaseIssue<unknown>> | BaseSchemaAsync<unknown, unknown, BaseIssue<unknown>> | SchemaWithPipe<readonly [BaseSchema<unknown, unknown, BaseIssue<unknown>>, ...(PipeItem<any, unknown, BaseIssue<unknown>> | DescriptionAction<unknown, string>)[]]> | SchemaWithPipeAsync<readonly [BaseSchema<unknown, unknown, BaseIssue<unknown>> | BaseSchemaAsync<unknown, unknown, BaseIssue<unknown>>, ...(PipeItem<any, unknown, BaseIssue<unknown>> | PipeItemAsync<any, unknown, BaseIssue<unknown>> | DescriptionAction<unknown, string>)[]]>

Parameters

• schema TSchema

Returns

• description string | undefined

Examples

The following examples show how getDescription can be used.

Get description of schema

Get the description of a username schema.

const UsernameSchema = v.pipe(
  v.string(),
  v.regex(/^[a-z0-9_-]{4,16}$/iu),
  v.title('Username'),
  v.description(
    'A username must be between 4 and 16 characters long and can only contain letters, numbers, underscores and hyphens.'
  )
);

const description = v.getDescription(UsernameSchema);

Overriding inherited descriptions

Get the description of a Gmail schema with an overridden description.

const EmailSchema = v.pipe(v.string(), v.email(), v.description('Email'));

const GmailSchema = v.pipe(
  EmailSchema,
  v.endsWith('@gmail.com'),
  v.description('Gmail')
);

const description = v.getDescription(GmailSchema); // 'Gmail'

Related

The following APIs can be combined with getDescription.

Actions

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