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Property Access and Enumeration in JavaScript Objects

  • JavaScript objects have internal systems to manage properties and optimize property access.
  • Objects with consistent sets of properties may have a 'hidden class' for faster property lookups.
  • JavaScript engines adjust internal structures based on object property changes.
  • Properties in JavaScript have hidden attributes like writable, enumerable, and configurable.
  • Property attributes can be inspected with methods like Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor().
  • JavaScript properties can be accessed through the prototype chain, with the object's own property taking priority.
  • Object's non-enumerable properties are skipped in for...in loops.
  • Object.keys() method only lists an object's own enumerable properties, excluding inherited ones.
  • Object.getOwnPropertyNames() and Object.getOwnPropertySymbols() provide ways to access all properties.
  • Modern JavaScript engines follow a specific order when listing properties: integers, strings, then symbols.

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