Reflect.set() JavaScript JS

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The JavaScript Reflect.set() method sets the value of the property of an object.

Syntax:

Reflect.set(target, propertyKey, value[, receiver])

Parameters:
target: It represents the object on which to set the property.
propertyKey: It represents the name of the property to set.
value: It represents the value of the set corresponding to the specified property.
receiver: It represents the value of this provided for the call to target if a setter is encountered. It is an optional parameter.

Return:
It returns true if the property is successfully set otherwise returns false.

Note: It throws TypeError, if the target is not an Object.

Example 1:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script>
const obj = [];
Reflect.set(obj, 0, 'alpha');
Reflect.set(obj, 1, 'beta');
Reflect.set(obj, 2, 'gamma');
document.write(obj);
</script>
</body>
</html>

Example 2:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script>
const object1 = {};
Reflect.set(object1, 'property1', 456);
document.write(object1.property1);
document.write("</br>");
const array1 = ['w3schools', 'w3schools', 'w3schools'];
Reflect.set(array1, 2, 'jai');
document.write(array1[2]);
</script>
</body>
</html>