How to use Object.seal in JavaScript

Object.seal

When we seal an object:

• We can’t add new properties
• We can’t delete existing properties
• We can modify the existing value
• We can’t convert data properties to accessor properties and vice versa

The sealed state of an object can be checked using Object.isSealed.

Example

Sealing an object

var user = {
  set updateName(name) {this.name = name}, // accessor property
  name : "John", // data property
  age : 23,
  get() {
    return `My name is ＄{this.name} my age is ＄{this.age}`
  }
};

console.log("Check if object is sealed", Object.isSealed(user) );

console.log("Sealing object");
let sealedObject = Object.seal(user);
console.log("object sealed");

Adding new a property

We can’t add a new property to the object if the object is sealed.

console.log("Tring to add new property user.weight=100 ");
user.weight = 100;
// this property will not be added
console.log(user, "Weight will not be added because user object is sealed");

Modifying an existing property

We can change the value of an existing property.

console.log("Tring to modify property user.age=24 ");
user.age = 24;
cosole.log(user, "We can modify the value of sealed object");

Deleting an existing property

We cannot delete the existing property.

console.log("Tring to delete property 'delete user.get' ");
delete user.get;
console.log(user, "get property will not be removed from user object");

Changing data properties to accessor properties

We can’t convert data properties to accessor properties and vice versa.

console.log("Converting accessor prop to data prop");
user.updateName = "accessor to data"; //this fails
console.log("Afte modifying user.updateNAme" , user);

console.log("Converting data prop to accessor prop");

try {
    Object.defineProperty(obj, 'name', {
       get: function() { return "Test"; }
    }); // throws a TypeError
} catch(e) {
   console.log("cannot convert data to accessor ");
}