# @babel/plugin-transform-shorthand-properties > Compile ES2015 shorthand properties to ES5 ## Example **In** ```js var o = { a, b, c }; ``` **Out** ```js var o = { a: a, b: b, c: c }; ``` **In** ```js var cat = { getName() { return name; } }; ``` **Out** ```js var cat = { getName: function () { return name; } }; ``` ## Installation ```sh npm install --save-dev @babel/plugin-transform-shorthand-properties ``` ## Usage ### Via `.babelrc` (Recommended) **.babelrc** ```json { "plugins": ["@babel/transform-shorthand-properties"] } ``` ### Via CLI ```sh babel --plugins @babel/transform-shorthand-properties script.js ``` ### Via Node API ```javascript require("@babel/core").transform("code", { plugins: ["@babel/transform-shorthand-properties"] }); ```