node.js - Why does object exported in ES6 module have undefined methods? -

i have es6 class defined in es6 module exports instance of class:

class myobject {   constructor() {     this.propertya = 1;     this.propertyb = 2;   }    mymethod() {     dostuff();   } }  var theinstance = new myobject(); export default theinstance; 

when import module, mymethod undefined:

import * theobject './my/module';  theobject.mymethod(); // error! undefined not method. 

the properties defined in constructor do exist. it's though object's prototype excluded, , members exported.

i requiring 'babel/register'.

why exporting object not working correctly?

i figured out right after asking. looks there's difference between import * foo 'module' , import foo 'module'. works:

import theobject './mymodule'; 

so wasn't matter of wrong thing being exported, being imported incorrectly.