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Object.values() Method – Copy an Object's Values into an Array

Whenever you use Object.values() on a JavaScript object, the method does the following:

  • It creates a new array.
  • It copies the specified object's enumerable own values into the newly created array.
  • It returns the new array containing items representing the given object's values.

Syntax of the Object.values() Method​

Object.values() accepts a single argument. Here's the syntax:

Object.values(objectArgument);

The objectArgument refers to the JavaScript object whose values you want to extract into a new array.

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The Object.values() method does not alter the original object.

Examples of the Object.values() Method​

Below are examples of the Object.values() method.

Copy an object's values into a new array​

const profile = {
  firstName: "Oluwatobi",
  lastName: "Sofela",
  companyName: "CodeSweetly",
  npmPackage: "@codesweetly/react-youtube-playlist",
  id: 9103,
};

const formValues = Object.values(profile);

console.log(formValues);

// The invocation above will return:
// [ "Oluwatobi", "Sofela", "CodeSweetly", "@codesweetly/react-youtube-playlist", 9103 ]

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Copy an array's values into a new array​

const myBio = ["Oluwatobi", "Sofela", "CodeSweetly", 9103];

const valuesInMyBio = Object.values(myBio);

console.log(valuesInMyBio);

// The invocation above will return:
// [ "Oluwatobi", "Sofela", "CodeSweetly", 9103 ]

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Copy a string's values into a new array​

const firstName = "Oluwatobi";

const valuesInFirstName = Object.values(firstName);

console.log(valuesInFirstName);

// The invocation above will return:
// [ "O", "l", "u", "w", "a", "t", "o", "b", "i" ]

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The Object.values() method successfully extracted the string's values because strings are the only primitive data with enumerable own properties.

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Overview​

This article discussed what the Object.values() method is. We also used examples to see how it works.

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