# babel-plugin-transform-class-properties > This plugin transforms es2015 static class properties as well as properties declared with the es2016 property initializer syntax. ## Example Below is a class with four class properties which will be transformed. ```js class Bork { //Property initializer syntax instanceProperty = "bork"; boundFunction = () => { return this.instanceProperty; } //Static class properties static staticProperty = "babelIsCool"; static staticFunction = function() { return Bork.staticProperty; } } let myBork = new Bork; //Property initializers are not on the prototype. console.log(myBork.prototype.boundFunction); // > undefined //Bound functions are bound to the class instance. console.log(myBork.boundFunction.call(undefined)); // > "bork" //Static function exists on the class. console.log(Bork.staticFunction()); // > "babelIsCool" ``` ## Installation ```sh npm install --save-dev babel-plugin-transform-class-properties ``` ## Usage ### Via `.babelrc` (Recommended) **.babelrc** ```json // without options { "plugins": ["transform-class-properties"] } // with options { "plugins": [ ["transform-class-properties", { "spec": true }] ] } ``` ### Via CLI ```sh babel --plugins transform-class-properties script.js ``` ### Via Node API ```javascript require("babel-core").transform("code", { plugins: ["transform-class-properties"] }); ``` ## Options ### `spec` `boolean`, defaults to `false`. Class properties are compiled to use `Object.defineProperty`. Static fields are now defined even if they are not initialized. ## References * [Proposal: ES Class Fields & Static Properties](https://github.com/jeffmo/es-class-static-properties-and-fields)