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Object ECMAScript 5

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ECMAScript 5 added a lot of new Object Methods to JavaScript.

ES5 New Object Methods #

// Adding or changing an object property Object.defineProperty(object, property, descriptor) // Adding or changing many object properties Object.defineProperties(object, descriptors) // Accessing Properties Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(object, property) // Returns all properties as an array Object.getOwnPropertyNames(object) // Returns enumerable properties as an array Object.keys(object) // Accessing the prototype Object.getPrototypeOf(object) // Prevents adding properties to an object Object.preventExtensions(object) // Returns true if properties can be added to an object Object.isExtensible(object) // Prevents changes of object properties (not values) Object.seal(object) // Returns true if object is sealed Object.isSealed(object) // Prevents any changes to an object Object.freeze(object) // Returns true if object is frozen Object.isFrozen(object)

Changing a Property Value #

Syntax #

Object.defineProperty(object, property, {value : value})

This example changes a property value:

Example #

var person = { firstName: "John", lastName : "Doe", language : "EN" }; // Change a property Object.defineProperty(person, "language", {value : "NO"});

Changing Meta Data #

ES5 allows the following property meta data to 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

ES5 allows getters and setters to be changed:

// Defining a getter get: function() { return language } // 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});

Listing All Properties #

This example list all properties of an object:

Example #

var person = { firstName: "John", lastName : "Doe", language : "EN" }; Object.defineProperty(person, "language", {enumerable:false}); Object.getOwnPropertyNames(person); // Returns an array of properties

Listing Enumerable Properties #

This example list only the enumerable properties of an object:

Example #

var person = { firstName: "John", lastName : "Doe", language : "EN" }; Object.defineProperty(person, "language", {enumerable:false}); Object.keys(person); // Returns an array of enumerable properties

Adding a Property #

This example adds a new property to an object:

Example #

// Create an object: var person = { firstName: "John", lastName : "Doe", language : "EN" }; // Add a property Object.defineProperty(person, "year", {value:"2008"});

Adding Getters and Setters #

The Object.defineProperty() method can also be used to add Getters and Setters:

Example #

//Create an object var person = {firstName:"John", lastName:"Doe"}; // Define a getter Object.defineProperty(person, "fullName", { get : function () {return this.firstName + " " + this.lastName;} });

A Counter Example #

Example #

// Define object var obj = {counter:0}; // Define setters Object.defineProperty(obj, "reset", { get : function () {this.counter = 0;} }); Object.defineProperty(obj, "increment", { get : function () {this.counter++;} }); Object.defineProperty(obj, "decrement", { get : function () {this.counter--;} }); Object.defineProperty(obj, "add", { set : function (value) {this.counter += value;} }); Object.defineProperty(obj, "subtract", { set : function (i) {this.counter -= i;} }); // Play with the counter: obj.reset; obj.add = 5; obj.subtract = 1; obj.increment; obj.decrement;

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