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JavaScript Object Management

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JavaScript Object Management

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Property Management Methods

// Adding or changing an object property Object.defineProperty(object, property, descriptor) // Adding or changing object properties Object.defineProperties(object, descriptors) // Accessing a Property Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(object, property) // Accessing Properties Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptors(object) // Returns all properties as an array Object.getOwnPropertyNames(object) // Accessing the prototype Object.getPrototypeOf(object) JavaScript Object.defineProperty()

The

Object.defineProperty() method can be used to:

Adding a new property to an object

Changing property values

Changing property metadata

Changing object getters and setters

Syntax:

Object.defineProperty( object, property, descriptor )

Adding a new Property

This example adds a new property to an object:

Example

// Create an Object:

const person = {
firstName: "John", lastName :
"Doe", language : "EN"
};

// Add a Property Object.defineProperty(person, "year",

{value:"2008"});

Changing a Property Value

This example changes a property value:

Example

// Create an Object:

const person = {
firstName: "John", lastName : "Doe", language : "EN"
};

// Change a Property Object.defineProperty(person, "language",

{value : "NO"});

Property Attributes

All properties have a name. In addition they also have a value. The value is one of the property's attributes. Other attributes are: enumerable, configurable, and writable. These attributes define how the property can be accessed (is it readable?, is it writable?) In JavaScript, all attributes can be read, but only the value attribute can be changed (and only if the property is writable). ( ECMAScript 5 has methods for both getting and setting all property attributes)

Changing Meta Data

The following property meta data can be changed: writable : true // Property value can be changed enumerable : true // Property can be enumerated configurable : true // Property can be reconfigured writable : false // Property value can not be changed enumerable : false // Property can be not enumerated configurable : false // Property can be not reconfigured Getters and setters can also be changed: // Defining a getter get: function() { return language }

Formula

// Defining a setter set: function(value) { language = value }

This example makes language read-only:

Object.defineProperty(person, "language", {writable:false}); This example makes language not enumerable: Object.defineProperty(person, "language", {enumerable:false});

JavaScript getOwnPropertyNames()

The

Object.getOwnPropertyNames() method can:

List object properties

Syntax

Object.getOwnPropertyNames( object )

List all Object Properties

This example gets all properties of an object:

Example

// Create an Object const person = {
firstName: "John", lastName : "Doe", language : "EN"
};

// Get all Properties

Object.getOwnPropertyNames(person);
Object.getOwnPropertyNames()

will also list properties that is not enumerable:

Example

// Create an Object const person = {
firstName: "John", lastName : "Doe", language : "EN"
};

// Set the language Property not enumerable Object.defineProperty(person, "language", {enumerable:false}); // Get all Properties

Object.getOwnPropertyNames(person);
JavaScript Object.keys()

The

Object.keys() method can:

List enumerable object properties

Syntax

Object.keys( object )

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