object.delete javascript code example

Example 1: javascript delete key from object

let person = {
  firstname: 'John',
  lastname: 'Doe'
}

console.log(person.firstname);
// expected output: "John"

delete person.firstname;

console.log(person.firstname);
// expected output: undefined

Example 2: javascript remove property from object

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

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];