javascript Remove Property code example

Example 1: javascript remove property from object

var person = {"first_name": "Billy","last_name": "Johnson"};
delete person.last_name; //delete last_name property

Example 2: how to remove a property from an object in javascript

var person = {
        name: "Harry",
        age: 16,
        gender: "Male"
    };
    
    // Deleting a property completely
    delete person.age;
    alert(person.age); // Outputs: undefined
    console.log(person); // Prints: {name: "Harry", gender: "Male"}

Example 3: javscript remove a property

var myObject = {
    "name": "jon",
    "gender": "male",
    "registered": "yes"
};
delete myObject.gender;

console.log(myObject);

//other methods
delete myObject.gender;
// or,
delete myObject['gender'];
// or,
var prop = "gender";
delete myObject[prop];

Example 4: Delete Properties from a JavaScript Object

var ourDog = {
  "name": "Camper",
  "legs": 4,
  "tails": 1,
  "friends": ["everything!"],
  "bark": "bow-wow"
};

delete ourDog.bark;

Example 5: implement the remove property function

function removeProperty(obj, prop) {
  
  if (obj.hasOwnProperty(prop)) { 
    delete obj[prop];
    return true;
  }

  return false;
}