const object = {};
console.log(Object.isExtensible(object));
// Expected output: true
Object.preventExtensions(object);
console.log(Object.isExtensible(object));
// Expected output: false
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Object.isExtensible(obj)
objThe object which should be checked.
A Boolean indicating whether or not the given object is extensible.
Objects are extensible by default: they can have new properties added to them, and their [[Prototype]] can be re-assigned. An object can be marked as non-extensible using one of Object.preventExtensions(), Object.seal(), Object.freeze(), or Reflect.preventExtensions().
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// New objects are extensible.
const empty = {};
Object.isExtensible(empty); // true
// They can be made un-extensible
Object.preventExtensions(empty);
Object.isExtensible(empty); // false
// Sealed objects are by definition non-extensible.
const sealed = Object.seal({});
Object.isExtensible(sealed); // false
// Frozen objects are also by definition non-extensible.
const frozen = Object.freeze({});
Object.isExtensible(frozen); // false
In ES5, if the argument to this method is not an object (a primitive), then it will cause a TypeError. In ES2015, it will return false without any errors if a non-object argument is passed, since primitives are, by definition, immutable.
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Object.isExtensible(1);
// TypeError: 1 is not an object (ES5 code)
Object.isExtensible(1);
// false (ES2015 code)
| Specification |
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| ECMAScript® 2026 Language Specification # sec-object.isextensible |