General Methods
// Copies properties from a source object to a target object
Object.assign(target, source)
// Creates an object from an existing object
Object.create(object)
// Returns an array of the key/value pairs of an object
Object.entries(object)
// Creates an object from a list of keys/values
Object.fromEntries()
// Returns an array of the keys of an object
Object.keys(object)
// Returns an array of the property values of an object
Object.values(object)
// Groups object elements according to a function
Object.groupBy(object, callback)
JavaScript Object.assign()
The Object.assign() method copies properties from one or more source objects to a target object.
Example
// Create Target Object
const person1 = {
firstName: "John",
lastName: "Doe",
age: 50,
eyeColor: "blue"
};
// Create Source Object
const person2 = {firstName: "Anne",lastName: "Smith"};
// Assign Source to Target
Object.assign(person1, person2);
JavaScript Object.entries()
ECMAScript 2017 added the Object.entries() method to objects.
Object.entries() returns an array of the key/value pairs in an object:
Example
const person = {
firstName : "John",
lastName : "Doe",
age : 50,
eyeColor : "blue"
};
let text = Object.entries(person);
Object.entries() makes it simple to use objects in loops:
Example
const fruits = {Bananas:300, Oranges:200, Apples:500};
let text = "";
for (let [fruit, value] of Object.entries(fruits)) {
text += fruit + ": " + value + "<br>";
}
Object.entries() also makes it simple to convert objects to maps:
Example
const fruits = {Bananas:300, Oranges:200, Apples:500};
const myMap = new Map(Object.entries(fruits));
Object.entries() is supported in all modern browsers since March 2017:
JavaScript Object.fromEntries()
The fromEntries() method creates an object from a list of key/value pairs.
Example
const fruits = [
["apples", 300],
["pears", 900],
["bananas", 500]
];
const myObj = Object.fromEntries(fruits);
JavaScript Object.values()
Object.values() is similar to Object.entries(), but returns a single dimension array of the object values:
Example
const person = {
firstName : "John",
lastName : "Doe",
age : 50,
eyeColor : "blue"
};
let text = Object.values(person);
Object.values() is supported in all modern browsers since March 2017:
JavaScript Object.groupBy()
ES2024 added the Object.groupBy() method to JavaScript.
The Object.groupBy() method groups elements of an object according to string values returned from a callback function.
The Object.groupBy() method does not change the original object.
Example
// Create an Array
const fruits = [
{name:"apples", quantity:300},
{name:"bananas", quantity:500},
{name:"oranges", quantity:200},
{name:"kiwi", quantity:150}
];
// Callback function to Group Elements
function myCallback({ quantity }) {
return quantity > 200 ? "ok" : "low";
}
// Group by Quantity
const result = Object.groupBy(fruits, myCallback);
Browser Support
Object.groupby() is an ES2024 feature.
It is supported in new browsers since March 2024:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome 117 | Edge 117 | Firefox 119 | Safari 17.4 | Opera 103 |
| Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 | Oct 2023 | Okt 2024 | May 2023 |
Warning
ES2024 features are relatively new.
Older browsers may need an alternative code (Polyfill)
Object.groupBy() vs Map.groupBy()
The difference between Object.groupBy() and Map.groupBy() is :
Object.groupBy() groups elements into a JavaScript object.
Map.groupBy() groups elements into a Map object.
JavaScript Object.keys()
The Object.keys() method returns an array with the keys of an object.
Example
// Create an Object
const person = {
firstName: "John",
lastName: "Doe",
age: 50,
eyeColor: "blue"
};
// Get the Keys
const keys = Object.keys(person);
JavaScript for…in Loop
The JavaScript for...in statement loops through the properties of an object.
Syntax
for (let variable in object) {
// code to be executed
}
The block of code inside of the for...in loop will be executed once for each property.
Looping through the properties of an object:
Example
const person = {
fname:" John",
lname:" Doe",
age: 25
};
for (let x in person) {
txt += person[x];
}