JavaScript Object seal() Method is used to seal an object, preventing new properties from being added to it. And also existing properties from being deleted or their attributes (except for their value) from being changed.
Object.seal(obj)This prevents the addition of new properties and deletion of existing properties, while still allowing modification of the existing property values.
JavaScript Object seal() example
Simple example code.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script>
const person = {
name: 'John',
age: 30
};
Object.seal(person);
person.name = 'Jane'; // allowed
person.city = 'New York'; // not allowed
delete person.age; // not allowed
console.log(person); // { name: 'Jane', age: 30 }
</script>
</body>
</html>Output:
This means that you can still change the values of the existing properties, but you cannot modify their attributes such as making them non-writable or non-configurable.
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Note: The All JS Examples codes are tested on the Firefox browser and the Chrome browser.
OS: Windows 10
Code: HTML 5 Version