3 Object Initialization Shorthand Notations In JavaScript

3 new object initialization shorthand notations were added to with ES2015: Shorthand property names, Shorthand method names, Computed property names. Objects initialization by default can be done using Object.create(), new Object or the literal notation by using an object initializer. There are ways to make this initialization concise in specific scenarios and we are going to go through those shorthands in this post.

I was recently working on a project in which I was trying to use a shorthand notation for destructuring assignment of a variable. I was researching different ways of getting a specific scenario to work. And while doing that research, I found that ES2015 had added 3 new object initialization shorthand notations that I had not known existed. And so I decided to share these with everyone.

Note: As with most good things, these do not work with Internet Explorer. So if you are supporting it, these still might be good to have in your arsenal when Microsoft drops support for IE later.

What does object initialization shorthand notations mean?

Objects initialization by default can be done using Object.create(), new Object or the literal notation by using an object initializer. The object initializer has been one of the most common ways:

const foo: {
  bar: 1,
  baz: 2
}

There are ways to make this initialization concise in specific scenarios and we are going to go through those shorthands in this post.

3 new object initialization shorthand notations were added to with ES2015:

• Shorthand property names
• Shorthand method names
• Computed property names

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