Javascript Object.isSealed()

The syntax of the isSealed() method is:

Object.isSealed(obj)

The isSealed() method, being a static method, is called using the Object class name.

isSealed() Parameters

The isSealed() method takes in:

• obj - The object which should be checked.

Return value from isSealed()

• A Boolean indicating whether or not the given object is sealed.

Note: An object is sealed if it is not extensible and if all its properties are non-configurable and therefore not removable (but not necessarily non-writable).

Example: Using isSealed()

// By default, objects are not sealed
let empty = {};
console.log(Object.isSealed(empty)); // false

// non-extensible empty objects are sealed
Object.preventExtensions(empty);
console.log(Object.isSealed(empty)); // true

// for non-empty objects, all properties have to be non-configurable
let obj = { value: "A B C" };
Object.preventExtensions(obj);
console.log(Object.isSealed(obj)); // false

// making all properties non-configurable
Object.defineProperty(obj, "value", { configurable: false });
console.log(Object.isSealed(obj)); // true

// Using seal()
let obj2 = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 };
Object.seal(obj2);
console.log(Object.isSealed(obj2)); // true

Output

false
true
false
true
true

A sealed object is, by definition, non-extensible, but it does not have to be frozen (non-writable).

Recommended Reading: JavaScript Object seal()