# propertyNamesIn > Return an array of an object's own and inherited enumerable and non-enumerable property names.
## Usage ```javascript var propertyNamesIn = require( '@stdlib/utils/property-names-in' ); ``` #### propertyNamesIn( obj ) Returns an `array` of an object's own and inherited enumerable and non-enumerable property names. ```javascript var obj = { 'a': 1, 'b': 2 }; var keys = propertyNamesIn( obj ); // e.g., returns [ 'a', 'b', ... ] ```
## Notes - Name order is not guaranteed, as `object` key 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 keys, thus allowing for deterministic extraction. - In contrast to the built-in `Object.getOwnPropertyNames()`, if provided `null` or `undefined`, the function returns an empty `array`, rather than throwing an error.
## Examples ```javascript var defineProperty = require( '@stdlib/utils/define-property' ); var propertyNamesIn = require( '@stdlib/utils/property-names-in' ); function Foo() { this.beep = 'boop'; this.a = { 'b': 'c' }; defineProperty( this, 'baz', { 'value': 'qux', 'configurable': true, 'writable': true, 'enumerable': false }); return this; } Foo.prototype.foo = [ 'bar' ]; var obj = new Foo(); var keys = propertyNamesIn( obj ); console.log( keys ); // e.g., => [ 'beep', 'a', 'baz', 'foo', ... ] ```