JavaScript Array keys()

Example

Create an Array Iterator object, containing the keys of the array:

const fruits = ["Banana", "Orange", "Apple", "Mango"];
const keys = fruits.keys();

let text = "";
for (let x of keys) {
  text += x + "<br>";
}
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Use the built in Object.keys() Method:

const fruits = ["Banana", "Orange", "Apple", "Mango"];
const keys = Object.keys(fruits);

let text = "";
for (let x of keys) {
  text += x + "<br>";
}
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Description

The keys() method returns an Array Iterator object with the keys of an array.

The keys() method does not change the original array.


Syntax

array.keys()

Parameters

NONE

Return Value

Type Description
An arrayAn Array Iterator object containing the keys of an array.

Browser Support

keys() is an ECMAScript6 (ES6) feature.

ES6 (JavaScript 2015) is supported in all modern browsers since June 2017:

Chrome 51 Edge 15 Firefox 54 Safari 10 Opera 38
May 2016 Apr 2017 Jun 2017 Sep 2016 Jun 2016

keys() is not supported in Internet Explorer.


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