# `Data`

```js
import { Data } from 'slate'
```

Data is simply a thin wrapper around [`Immutable.Map`](https://facebook.github.io/immutable-js/docs/#/Map), so that you don't need to ever depend on Immutable directly, and for future compatibility.

A data object can have any properties associated with it.

- [Static Methods](#static-methods)
  - [`Data.create`](#datacreate)


## Static Methods

### `Data.create`
`Data.create(properties: Object) => Data`

Create a data object from a plain Javascript object of `properties`.