The Object.isExtensible() static method determines if an object is extensible (whether it can have new properties added to it).
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Object.isExtensible()
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Syntax
Object.isExtensible(obj)
Parameters
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obj -
The object which should be checked.
Return value
A Boolean indicating whether or not the given object is extensible.
Description
Objects are extensible by default: they can have new properties added to them, and their [[Prototype]] can be re-assigned. An object can be marked as non-extensible using one of Object.preventExtensions(), Object.seal(), Object.freeze(), or Reflect.preventExtensions().
Examples
Using Object.isExtensible
// New objects are extensible.
const empty = {};
Object.isExtensible(empty); // true
// They can be made un-extensible
Object.preventExtensions(empty);
Object.isExtensible(empty); // false
// Sealed objects are by definition non-extensible.
const sealed = Object.seal({});
Object.isExtensible(sealed); // false
// Frozen objects are also by definition non-extensible.
const frozen = Object.freeze({});
Object.isExtensible(frozen); // false
Non-object argument
In ES5, if the argument to this method is not an object (a primitive), then it will cause a TypeError. In ES2015, it will return false without any errors if a non-object argument is passed, since primitives are, by definition, immutable.
Object.isExtensible(1);
// TypeError: 1 is not an object (ES5 code)
Object.isExtensible(1);
// false (ES2015 code)
Specifications
Browser compatibility
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isExtensible |
6 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 5.1 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.10.0 | |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/isExtensible