ECMAScript 2019
Original JavaScript version numbers were ES5 (2009) and ES6 (2015).
Since 2016, versions are named by year: ECMAScript 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
New Features in ECMAScript 2019
This chapter introduces the new features in ECMAScript 2019:
JavaScript String trimStart()
ECMAScript 2019 added the String method trimStart()
to JavaScript.
The trimStart()
method works like trim()
, but removes whitespace only from the start of a string.
JavaScript String trimStart()
is supported in all browsers since January 2020:
Chrome 66 | Edge 79 | Firefox 61 | Safari 12 | Opera 50 |
Apr 2018 | Jan 2020 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | May 2018 |
JavaScript String trimEnd()
ECMAScript 2019 added the String method trimEnd()
to JavaScript.
The trimEnd()
method works like trim()
, but removes whitespace only from the end of a string.
JavaScript String trimEnd()
is supported in all browsers since January 2020:
Chrome 66 | Edge 79 | Firefox 61 | Safari 12 | Opera 50 |
Apr 2018 | Jan 2020 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | May 2018 |
JavaScript Array flat()
ECMAScript 2019 added the Array method flat()
to JavaScript.
The flat()
method nested Arrays into flat Arrays.
JavaScript Array flat()
is supported in all browsers since January 2020:
Chrome 69 | Edge 79 | Firefox 62 | Safari 12 | Opera 56 |
Sep 2018 | Jan 2020 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
JavaScript Object fromEntries()
ECMAScript 2019 added the Object method fromEntries()
to JavaScript.
The fromEntries()
method creates an object from iterable key / value pairs.
Example
const fruits = [
["apples", 300],
["pears", 900],
["bananas", 500]
];
const myObj = Object.fromEntries(fruits);
Try it Yourself »
JavaScript Object fromEntries()
is supported in all browsers since January 2020:
Chrome 73 | Edge 79 | Firefox 63 | Safari 12.1 | Opera 60 |
Mar 2019 | Jan 2020 | Oct 2018 | Mar 2019 | Apr 2019 |
Optional catch Binding
From ECMAScript 2019 you can omit the catch parameter if you don't need it:.
Example
Before 2019:
try {
// code
} catch (err) {
// code
}
After 2019:
try {
// code
} catch {
// code
}
Optional catch binding is supported in all browsers since January 2020:
Chrome 66 | Edge 79 | Firefox 58 | Safari 11.1 | Opera 53 |
Apr 2018 | Jan 2020 | Jan 2018 | Mar 2018 | May 2018 |