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| author | Thomas Watson <w@tson.dk> | 2017-12-16 18:36:00 +0100 |
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| committer | Jon Moss <me@jonathanmoss.me> | 2017-12-22 09:09:42 -0500 |
| commit | f4ab20412f459cfbfaacf14bbd5235bca13e4c57 (patch) | |
| tree | 8a382ce325c6e26f4cefc20e01fa6d216deec452 /doc/api/modules.md | |
| parent | 4dc930147eb58ab889f5788ae6977d0dbc1c2dbc (diff) | |
| download | node-new-f4ab20412f459cfbfaacf14bbd5235bca13e4c57.tar.gz | |
doc: improve module.builtinModules documentation
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/17712
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Jon Moss <me@jonathanmoss.me>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/doc/api/modules.md b/doc/api/modules.md index 16c01f66fa..73fd9a2842 100644 --- a/doc/api/modules.md +++ b/doc/api/modules.md @@ -841,6 +841,13 @@ added: v9.3.0 A list of the names of all modules provided by Node.js. Can be used to verify if a module is maintained by a third-party module or not. +Note that `module` in this context isn't the same object that's provided +by the [module wrapper][]. To access it, require the `Module` module: + +```js +const builtin = require('module').builtinModules; +``` + [`__dirname`]: #modules_dirname [`__filename`]: #modules_filename [`Error`]: errors.html#errors_class_error @@ -848,4 +855,5 @@ if a module is maintained by a third-party module or not. [`path.dirname()`]: path.html#path_path_dirname_path [exports shortcut]: #modules_exports_shortcut [module resolution]: #modules_all_together +[module wrapper]: #modules_the_module_wrapper [native addons]: addons.html |