How do I loop through or enumerate a JavaScript object?

Question

I have a JavaScript object like the following:

var p = {     "p1": "value1",     "p2": "value2",     "p3": "value3" }; 

Now I want to loop through all p elements (p1, p2, p3...) And get their keys and values. How can I do that?

I can modify the JavaScript object if necessary. My ultimate goal is to loop through some key value pairs and if possible I want to avoid using eval.

Answer 1

You can use the for-in loop as shown by others. However, you also have to make sure that the key you get is an actual property of an object, and doesn't come from the prototype.

Here is the snippet:

var p = {      "p1": "value1",      "p2": "value2",      "p3": "value3"  };    for (var key in p) {      if (p.hasOwnProperty(key)) {          console.log(key + " -> " + p[key]);      }  }

For-of with Object.keys() alternative:

var p = {      0: "value1",      "b": "value2",      key: "value3"  };    for (var key of Object.keys(p)) {      console.log(key + " -> " + p[key])  }

Notice the use of for-of instead of for-in, if not used it will return undefined on named properties, and Object.keys() ensures the use of only the object's own properties without the whole prototype-chain properties

Using the new Object.entries() method:

Note: This method is not supported natively by Internet Explorer. You may consider using a Polyfill for older browsers.

const p = {     "p1": "value1",     "p2": "value2",     "p3": "value3" };  for (let [key, value] of Object.entries(p)) {   console.log(`${key}: ${value}`); } 

Answer 2

Under ECMAScript 5, you can combine Object.keys() and Array.prototype.forEach():

var obj = { first: "John", last: "Doe" };  Object.keys(obj).forEach(function(key) {     console.log(key, obj[key]); }); 

ECMAScript 6 adds for...of:

for (const key of Object.keys(obj)) {     console.log(key, obj[key]); } 

ECMAScript 8 adds Object.entries() which avoids having to look up each value in the original object:

Object.entries(obj).forEach(     ([key, value]) => console.log(key, value) ); 

You can combine for...of, destructuring, and Object.entries:

for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(obj)) {     console.log(key, value); } 

Both Object.keys() and Object.entries() iterate properties in the same order as a for...in loop but ignore the prototype chain. Only the object's own enumerable properties are iterated.