# nonEnumerableProperties > Return an array of an object's own non-enumerable property names and symbols.
## Usage ```javascript var nonEnumerableProperties = require( '@stdlib/utils/nonenumerable-properties' ); ``` #### nonEnumerableProperties( obj ) Returns an `array` of an object's own non-enumerable property names and symbols. ```javascript var defineProperty = require( '@stdlib/utils/define-property' ); var obj = {}; obj.a = 'a'; defineProperty( obj, 'b', { 'configurable': false, 'enumerable': false, 'writable': false, 'value': 'b' }); var props = nonEnumerableProperties( obj ); // returns [ 'b' ] ```
## Notes - Property order is not guaranteed, as `object` property enumeration is not specified according to the [ECMAScript specification][ecma-262-for-in]. In practice, however, most engines use insertion order to sort an `object`'s properties, thus allowing for deterministic extraction.
## Examples ```javascript var defineProperty = require( '@stdlib/utils/define-property' ); var hasSymbolSupport = require( '@stdlib/assert/has-symbol-support' ); var Symbol = require( '@stdlib/symbol/ctor' ); var nonEnumerableProperties = require( '@stdlib/utils/nonenumerable-properties' ); var hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport(); var props; var obj; function Foo() { this.a = 'a'; defineProperty( this, 'b', { 'configurable': true, 'enumerable': false, 'writable': true, 'value': 'b' }); if ( hasSymbols ) { this[ Symbol( 'a' ) ] = 'a'; defineProperty( this, Symbol( 'b' ), { 'configurable': true, 'enumerable': false, 'writable': true, 'value': 'b' }); } return this; } Foo.prototype.c = 'c'; defineProperty( Foo.prototype, 'd', { 'configurable': false, 'enumerable': false, 'writable': false, 'value': 'd' }); if ( hasSymbols ) { Foo.prototype[ Symbol( 'c' ) ] = 'c'; defineProperty( Foo.prototype, Symbol( 'd' ), { 'configurable': false, 'enumerable': false, 'writable': false, 'value': 'd' }); } obj = new Foo(); props = nonEnumerableProperties( obj ); console.log( props ); // => [ 'b', ... ] ```