get properties of object javascript code example

Example 1: javascript object keys foreach

var lunch = {
	sandwich: 'ham',
	snack: 'chips',
	drink: 'soda',
	desert: 'cookie',
	guests: 3,
	alcohol: false,
};

Object.keys(lunch).forEach(function (item) {
	console.log(item); // key
	console.log(lunch[item]); // value
});

// returns "sandwich", "ham", "snack", "chips", "drink", "soda", "desert", "cookie", "guests", 3, "alcohol", false

Example 2: object keys javascript

const object1 = {
  a: 'somestring',
  b: 42,
  c: false
};

console.log(Object.keys(object1));
// expected output: Array ["a", "b", "c"]

Example 3: javascript list object properties

var person={"first_name":"Bill","last_name":"Jenner"}
//get the person object properties with:
var keys = Object.keys(person); //keys = ["first_name","last_name"]

Example 4: Add New Properties to a JavaScript Object

var myDog = {
  "name": "Happy Coder",
  "legs": 4,
  "tails": 1,
  "friends": ["freeCodeCamp Campers"]
};

myDog.bark = "woof";
// or
myDog["bark"] = "woof";

Example 5: get object name javascript

var a = {
    name:'a',
    'light': 'good',
    'dark' : {
         name: 'dark',
        'black': 'bad',
        'gray' : 'not so bad'
    }
}

// This way you can do

console.log(a.name,a.dark.name);