Getting JavaScript object key list

Question

I have a JavaScript object like

var obj = {
   key1: \'value1\',
   key2: \'value2\',
   key3: \'value3\',
   key4: \'value4\'
}

How can I

Answer 1

Anurags answer is basically correct. But to support Object.keys(obj) in older browsers as well you can use the code below that is copied from https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/keys . It adds the Object.keys(obj) method if it's not available from the browser.

if (!Object.keys) {
 Object.keys = (function() {
 'use strict';
 var hasOwnProperty = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty,
    hasDontEnumBug = !({ toString: null }).propertyIsEnumerable('toString'),
    dontEnums = [
      'toString',
      'toLocaleString',
      'valueOf',
      'hasOwnProperty',
      'isPrototypeOf',
      'propertyIsEnumerable',
      'constructor'
    ],
    dontEnumsLength = dontEnums.length;

return function(obj) {
  if (typeof obj !== 'object' && (typeof obj !== 'function' || obj === null)) {
    throw new TypeError('Object.keys called on non-object');
  }

  var result = [], prop, i;

  for (prop in obj) {
    if (hasOwnProperty.call(obj, prop)) {
      result.push(prop);
    }
  }

  if (hasDontEnumBug) {
    for (i = 0; i < dontEnumsLength; i++) {
      if (hasOwnProperty.call(obj, dontEnums[i])) {
        result.push(dontEnums[i]);
      }
    }
  }
  return result;
};
}());
}

Answer 2

Note that in coffeescript this can be accomplished in all browsers and node as

k for k of obj

and thus

(1 for _ of obj).length

Answer 3

var obj = {
   key1: 'value1',
   key2: 'value2',
   key3: 'value3',
   key4: 'value4'
}
var keys = Object.keys(obj);
console.log('obj contains ' + keys.length + ' keys: '+  keys);

It's supported on most major browsers now.

Answer 4

If you only want the keys which are specific to that particular object and not any derived prototype properties:

function getKeys(obj) {
    var r = []
    for (var k in obj) {
        if (!obj.hasOwnProperty(k)) 
            continue
        r.push(k)
    }
    return r
}

e.g:

var keys = getKeys({'eggs': null, 'spam': true})
var length = keys.length // access the `length` property as usual for arrays

Answer 5

For a comma-delineated string listing the keys of a JSON Object, try the following:

function listKeys(jObj){
    var keyString = '';
    for(var k in jObj){
        keyString+=(','+k);
    }
    return keyString.slice(1);
}



/* listKeys({'a' : 'foo', 'b' : 'foo', 'c' : 'foo'}) -> 'a,b,c' */

Answer 6

Use Object.keys()... it's the way to go.

Full documentation is available on the MDN site linked below:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/keys