Name
Object
Constructor
new Object( );
This constructor creates an empty object to which you can add arbitrary properties.
Properties
All JavaScript objects, how ever they are created, have the following properties.
constructor
A reference to the JavaScript function that was the constructor for the object. JS 1.1; JScript 2.0; ECMA v1.
Methods
All JavaScript objects, how ever they are created, have the following methods.
hasOwnProperty(
propname
)
Returns
true
if the object has a non-inherited property with the specified name. Returnsfalse
if the object does not have a property with the specified name, or if it inherits that property from its prototype object. JS 1.5; JScript 5.5; ECMA v3.isPrototypeOf(
o
)
Returns
true
if this object is the prototype ofo
. Returnsfalse
ifo
is not an object or if this object is not its prototype. JS 1.5; JScript 5.5; ECMA v3.propertyIsEnumerable(
propname
)
Returns
true
if this object has a non-inherited enumerable property with the specified name, and returnsfalse
otherwise. Enumerable properties are those that are enumerated byfor/in
loops. JS 1.5; JScript 5.5; ECMA v3.toLocaleString( )
Returns a localized string representation of the object. The default implementation of this method simply calls
toString( )
, but subclasses may override it to provide localization. JS 1.5; JScript 5.5; ECMA v3.toString( )
Returns a string representation of the object. The implementation of this method provided by the Object class is quite generic and does not provide much useful ...
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