What is Object?
In code, a structured bundle of named fields (often key to value pairs) that group related data.
user.email → one value by name
In code, an object usually…
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The agent built a user object; confirm each field name matches what the API expects.
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Six named compartments travel together as one case. Asking for user.email lifts that one value out by its name.
Describe the shape of the user object in your coding agent: every field, its type, and which ones can be missing.
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