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JavaScript JavaScript Objects Object Basics What is an Object?

karan Badhwar
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array an object?

Why array is treated as an object, it is not a data type it is just a form of storing or organizing a data i.e Data Structure?

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Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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This has to do with the internal design of JavaScript. Anything other than a primitive is an object, and all objects are reference types.

You might find the MDN page on JavaScript data types and data structures useful.