In this section, we will learn what the for-in loop is and how to use it in JavaScript.

What is JavaScript for in Loop? (for key in Object JavaScript)

The `for in` statement is used to loop through the properties of an object.

Note: using this statement will return the string representation of name of each property in an object.

for in Loop Syntax:

for (var varName in targetObject){

//body…

}

`for`: to create a `for in` statement, we start with the keyword `for`.

`varName`: this is a variable that will hold the name of each property every time the execution engine iterates through the properties of the target object.

`targetObject`: this is the object in which we want to loop through and get all its properties.

`in`: between the `varName` and the `targetObject` we use the `in` keyword to separate them.

`()`: we use the pair of parentheses after the name of the `for` keyword to define the `varName in targetObject` assignment.

`{}`: the body of the `for in` statement starts from the open brace `{` and ends right at the closing brace `}`.

Notes:

• Each time a property name of the `tagetObject` is assigned to the `varName`, the body of the loop will be executed as well.
• The loop will iterate through all the properties of the `targetObject` and return all the names of all the properties.
• After the last property of the `targetObject` the execution engine will end the loop and move towards the instructions after the body of the loop.

Example: loop through object in JavaScript

const person = {
  firstName: "John",
  lastName: "Doe",
  age: 1000
}
for (const prop in person){
  console.log(typeof prop);
  console.log(`The name of the property is: ${prop} and its value is: ${person[prop]}`);
}

Output:

string

The name of the property is: firstName and its value is: John

string

The name of the property is: lastName and its value is: Doe

string

The name of the property is: age and its value is: 1000

Example: using break statement in for in loop

const person = {
  firstName: "John",
  lastName: "Doe",
  age: 1000
}
for (const prop in person){
  if (prop =="lastName"){
    break; 
  }
  console.log(prop);
}

Output:

firstName

Example: using continue statement in for in loop

const person = {
  firstName: "John",
  lastName: "Doe",
  age: 1000
}
for (const prop in person){
  if (prop =="firstName"){
    continue; 
  }
  console.log(prop);
}

Output:

lastName

age