JavaScript Object.create()
Example
// Create an Object:
const person = {
firstName: "John",
lastName: "Doe"
};
// Create new Object
const man = Object.create(person);
man.firstName = "Peter";
Try it Yourself »const person = {
firstName: "John",
lastName: "Doe"
};
// Create new Object
const man = Object.create(person);
man.firstName = "Peter";
Description
TheObject.create() method creates an object from an existing object.
Related Methods:
Object.assign() copies properties from a source object to a target object.
Object.create() creates an object from an existing object.
Object.fromEntries() creates an object from a list of keys/values.
Syntax
Object.create(object, properties)
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| object | Required. An existing object. |
| properties | Optional. A descriptor of properties to be added or changed: value:value writable : true|false enumerable : true|false configurable : true|false get :function set :function |
Return Value
| Type | Description |
| Object | The created object. |
Browser Support
Object.create() is an ECMAScript5 (ES5 2009) feature.
JavaScript 2009 is supported in all browsers sinceJuly 2013:
| Chrome 23 | IE/Edge 11 | Firefox 21 | Safari 6 | Opera 15 |
| Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 | Apr 2013 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2013 |
