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title: Object
slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object
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  - Constructor
  - JavaScript
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translation_of: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object
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<div>{{JSRef}}</div>

<p>The <code><strong>Object</strong></code> constructor creates an object wrapper.</p>

<h2 id="Syntax" name="Syntax">Syntax</h2>

<pre class="syntaxbox"><code>// Object initialiser or literal
{ [ <var>nameValuePair1</var>[, <var>nameValuePair2</var>[, ...<var>nameValuePairN</var>] ] ] }

// Called as a constructor
new Object([<var>value</var>])</code></pre>

<h3 id="Parameters" name="Parameters">Parameters</h3>

<dl>
 <dt><code>nameValuePair1, nameValuePair2, ... nameValuePair<em>N</em></code></dt>
 <dd>Pairs of names (strings) and values (any value) where the name is separated from the value by a colon.</dd>
 <dt><code>value</code></dt>
 <dd>Any value.</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Description" name="Description">Description</h2>

<p>The <code>Object</code> constructor creates an object wrapper for the given value. If the value is {{jsxref("Global_Objects/null", "null")}} or {{jsxref("Global_Objects/undefined", "undefined")}}, it will create and return an empty object, otherwise, it will return an object of a Type that corresponds to the given value. If the value is an object already, it will return the value.</p>

<p>When called in a non-constructor context, <code>Object</code> behaves identically to <code>new Object()</code>.</p>

<p>See also the <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Object_initializer">object initializer / literal syntax</a>.</p>

<h2 id="Properties" name="Properties">Properties of the <code>Object</code> constructor</h2>

<dl>
 <dt><code>Object.length</code></dt>
 <dd>Has a value of 1.</dd>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.prototype")}}</dt>
 <dd>Allows the addition of properties to all objects of type Object.</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Methods" name="Methods">Methods of the <code>Object</code> constructor</h2>

<dl>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.assign()")}} {{experimental_inline}}</dt>
 <dd>Creates a new object by copying the values of all enumerable own properties from one or more source objects to a target object.</dd>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.create()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Creates a new object with the specified prototype object and properties.</dd>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.defineProperty()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Adds the named property described by a given descriptor to an object.</dd>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.defineProperties()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Adds the named properties described by the given descriptors to an object.</dd>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.freeze()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Freezes an object: other code can't delete or change any properties.</dd>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Returns a property descriptor for a named property on an object.</dd>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.getOwnPropertyNames()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Returns an array containing the names of all of the given object's <strong>own</strong> enumerable and non-enumerable properties.</dd>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.getOwnPropertySymbols()")}} {{ experimental_inline() }}</dt>
 <dd>Returns an array of all symbol properties found directly upon a given object.</dd>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.getPrototypeOf()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Returns the prototype of the specified object.</dd>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.is()")}} {{ experimental_inline() }}</dt>
 <dd>Compares if two values are distinguishable (ie. the same)</dd>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.isExtensible()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Determines if extending of an object is allowed.</dd>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.isFrozen()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Determines if an object was frozen.</dd>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.isSealed()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Determines if an object is sealed.</dd>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.keys()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Returns an array containing the names of all of the given object's <strong>own</strong> enumerable properties.</dd>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.observe()")}} {{experimental_inline}}</dt>
 <dd>Asynchronously observes changes to an object.</dd>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.preventExtensions()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Prevents any extensions of an object.</dd>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.seal()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Prevents other code from deleting properties of an object.</dd>
 <dt>{{jsxref("Object.setPrototypeOf()")}} {{experimental_inline}}</dt>
 <dd>Sets the prototype (i.e., the internal <code>[[Prototype]]</code> property)</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Object_instances" name="Object_instances"><code>Object</code> instances and <code>Object</code> prototype object</h2>

<p>All objects in JavaScript are descended from <code>Object</code>; all objects inherit methods and properties from {{jsxref("Object.prototype")}}, although they may be overridden. For example, other constructors' prototypes override the <code>constructor</code> property and provide their own <code>toString()</code> methods. Changes to the <code>Object</code> prototype object are propagated to all objects unless the properties and methods subject to those changes are overridden further along the prototype chain.</p>

<h3 id="Properties_of_Object_instances" name="Properties_of_Object_instances">Properties</h3>

<div>{{page('/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/prototype', 'Properties') }}</div>

<h3 id="Methods_of_Object_instances" name="Methods_of_Object_instances">Methods</h3>

<div>{{page('/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/prototype', 'Methods') }}</div>

<h2 id="Examples" name="Examples">Examples</h2>

<h3 id="Example.3A_Using_Object_given_undefined_and_null_types" name="Example.3A_Using_Object_given_undefined_and_null_types">Example: Using <code>Object</code> given <code>undefined</code> and <code>null</code> types</h3>

<p>The following examples store an empty <code>Object</code> object in <code>o</code>:</p>

<pre class="brush: js">var o = new Object();
</pre>

<pre class="brush: js">var o = new Object(undefined);
</pre>

<pre class="brush: js">var o = new Object(null);
</pre>

<h3 id="Example_Using_Object_to_create_Boolean_objects">Example: Using <code>Object</code> to create <code>Boolean</code> objects</h3>

<p>The following examples store {{jsxref("Global_Objects/Boolean", "Boolean")}} objects in <code>o</code>:</p>

<pre class="brush: js">// equivalent to o = new Boolean(true);
var o = new Object(true);
</pre>

<pre class="brush: js">// equivalent to o = new Boolean(false);
var o = new Object(Boolean());
</pre>

<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

<table class="standard-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>ECMAScript 1st Edition.</td>
   <td>Standard</td>
   <td>Initial definition. Implemented in JavaScript 1.0.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('ES5.1', '#sec-15.2', 'Object')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('ES5.1')}}</td>
   <td> </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('ES6', '#sec-object-objects', 'Object')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('ES6')}}</td>
   <td> </td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

<div>{{CompatibilityTable}}</div>

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   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
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   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari</th>
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  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
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<table class="compat-table">
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  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Chrome for Android</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>IE Mobile</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
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 </tbody>
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</div>

<h2 id="See_also" name="See_also">See also</h2>

<ul>
 <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Object_initializer">Object initializer</a></li>
</ul>