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I'm pulling items out of the DOM with jQuery and want to set a property on an object using the id of the DOM element.
Example
const obj = {}
jQuery(itemsFromDom).each(function() {
const element = jQuery(this)
const name = element.attr('id')
const value = element.attr('value')
// Here is the problem
obj.name = value
})
If itemsFromDom includes an element with an id of "myId", I want obj to have a property named "myId". The above gives me name.
How do I name a property of an object using a variable using JavaScript?
You can use this equivalent syntax:
obj[name] = value
Example:
let obj = {};
obj["the_key"] = "the_value";
or with ES6 features:
let key = "the_key";
let obj = {
[key]: "the_value",
};
in both examples, console.log(obj) will return: { the_key: 'the_value' }
With ECMAScript 2015 you can do it directly in object declaration using bracket notation:
var obj = {
[key]: value
}
Where key can be any sort of expression (e.g. a variable) returning a value:
var obj = {
['hello']: 'World',
[x + 2]: 42,
[someObject.getId()]: someVar
}
You can even make List of objects like this
var feeTypeList = [];
$('#feeTypeTable > tbody > tr').each(function (i, el) {
var feeType = {};
var $ID = $(this).find("input[id^=txtFeeType]").attr('id');
feeType["feeTypeID"] = $('#ddlTerm').val();
feeType["feeTypeName"] = $('#ddlProgram').val();
feeType["feeTypeDescription"] = $('#ddlBatch').val();
feeTypeList.push(feeType);
});
There are two different notations to access object properties
Dot notation: myObj.prop1
Bracket notation: myObj["prop1"]
Dot notation is fast and easy but you must use the actual property name explicitly. No substitution, variables, etc.
Bracket notation is open ended. It uses a string but you can produce the string using any legal js code. You may specify the string as literal (though in this case dot notation would read easier) or use a variable or calculate in some way.
So, these all set the myObj property named prop1 to the value Hello:
// quick easy-on-the-eye dot notation
myObj.prop1 = "Hello";
// brackets+literal
myObj["prop1"] = "Hello";
// using a variable
var x = "prop1";
myObj[x] = "Hello";
// calculate the accessor string in some weird way
var numList = [0,1,2];
myObj[ "prop" + numList[1] ] = "Hello";
Pitfalls:
myObj.[xxxx] = "Hello"; // wrong: mixed notations, syntax fail
myObj[prop1] = "Hello"; // wrong: this expects a variable called prop1
tl;dnr: If you want to compute or reference the key you must use bracket notation. If you are using the key explicitly, then use dot notation for simple clear code.
Note: there are some other good and correct answers but I personally found them a bit brief coming from a low familiarity with JS on-the-fly quirkiness. This might be useful to some people.
With lodash, you can create new object like this _.set:
obj = _.set({}, key, val);
Or you can set to existing object like this:
var existingObj = { a: 1 };
_.set(existingObj, 'a', 5); // existingObj will be: { a: 5 }
You should take care if you want to use dot (".") in your path, because lodash can set hierarchy, for example:
_.set({}, "a.b.c", "d"); // { "a": { "b": { "c": "d" } } }
First we need to define key as variable and then we need to assign as key as object., for example
var data = {key:'dynamic_key',value:'dynamic_value'}
var key = data.key;
var obj = { [key]: data.value}
console.log(obj)
Related to the subject, not specifically for jquery though. I used this in ec6 react projects, maybe helps someone:
this.setState({ [`${name}`]: value}, () => {
console.log("State updated: ", JSON.stringify(this.state[name]));
});
PS: Please mind the quote character.
With the advent of ES2015 Object.assign and computed property names the OP's code boils down to:
var obj = Object.assign.apply({}, $(itemsFromDom).map((i, el) => ({[el.id]: el.value})));
ajavascript have two type of annotation for fetching javascript Object properties:
Obj = {};
1) (.) annotation eg. Obj.id
this will only work if the object already have a property with name 'id'
2) ([]) annotation eg . Obj[id] here if the object does not have any property with name 'id',it will create a new property with name 'id'.
so for below example:
A new property will be created always when you write Obj[name].
And if the property already exist with the same name it will override it.
const obj = {}
jQuery(itemsFromDom).each(function() {
const element = jQuery(this)
const name = element.attr('id')
const value = element.attr('value')
// This will work
obj[name]= value;
})
If you want to add fields to an object dynamically, simplest way to do it is as follows:
let params = [
{ key: "k1", value: 1 },
{ key: "k2", value: 2 },
{ key: "k3", value: 3 },
];
let data = {};
for (let i = 0; i < params.length; i++) {
data[params[i].key] = params[i].value;
}
console.log(data); // -> { k1: 1, k2: 2, k3: 3 }
The 3 ways to access the object value
We can output the object value by passing in the appropriate key. Because I used emoji as the key in my example, it's a bit tricky. So let's look at a easier example.
let me = {
name: 'samantha',
};
// 1. Dot notation
me.name; // samantha
// 2. Bracket notation (string key)
me['name']; // samantha
// 3. Bracket notation (variable key)
let key = 'name';
me[key]; // samantha
know more
If you have object, you can make array of keys, than map through, and create new object from previous object keys, and values.
Object.keys(myObject)
.map(el =>{
const obj = {};
obj[el]=myObject[el].code;
console.log(obj);
});
objectname.newProperty = value;
const data = [{
name: 'BMW',
value: '25641'
}, {
name: 'Apple',
value: '45876'
},
{
name: 'Benz',
value: '65784'
},
{
name: 'Toyota',
value: '254'
}
]
const obj = {
carsList: [{
name: 'Ford',
value: '47563'
}, {
name: 'Toyota',
value: '254'
}],
pastriesList: [],
fruitsList: [{
name: 'Apple',
value: '45876'
}, {
name: 'Pineapple',
value: '84523'
}]
}
let keys = Object.keys(obj);
result = {};
for(key of keys){
let a = [...data,...obj[key]];
result[key] = a;
}
This question already has answers here:
Accessing an object property with a dynamically-computed name
(19 answers)
Closed 4 months ago.
I'm pulling items out of the DOM with jQuery and want to set a property on an object using the id of the DOM element.
Example
const obj = {}
jQuery(itemsFromDom).each(function() {
const element = jQuery(this)
const name = element.attr('id')
const value = element.attr('value')
// Here is the problem
obj.name = value
})
If itemsFromDom includes an element with an id of "myId", I want obj to have a property named "myId". The above gives me name.
How do I name a property of an object using a variable using JavaScript?
You can use this equivalent syntax:
obj[name] = value
Example:
let obj = {};
obj["the_key"] = "the_value";
or with ES6 features:
let key = "the_key";
let obj = {
[key]: "the_value",
};
in both examples, console.log(obj) will return: { the_key: 'the_value' }
With ECMAScript 2015 you can do it directly in object declaration using bracket notation:
var obj = {
[key]: value
}
Where key can be any sort of expression (e.g. a variable) returning a value:
var obj = {
['hello']: 'World',
[x + 2]: 42,
[someObject.getId()]: someVar
}
You can even make List of objects like this
var feeTypeList = [];
$('#feeTypeTable > tbody > tr').each(function (i, el) {
var feeType = {};
var $ID = $(this).find("input[id^=txtFeeType]").attr('id');
feeType["feeTypeID"] = $('#ddlTerm').val();
feeType["feeTypeName"] = $('#ddlProgram').val();
feeType["feeTypeDescription"] = $('#ddlBatch').val();
feeTypeList.push(feeType);
});
There are two different notations to access object properties
Dot notation: myObj.prop1
Bracket notation: myObj["prop1"]
Dot notation is fast and easy but you must use the actual property name explicitly. No substitution, variables, etc.
Bracket notation is open ended. It uses a string but you can produce the string using any legal js code. You may specify the string as literal (though in this case dot notation would read easier) or use a variable or calculate in some way.
So, these all set the myObj property named prop1 to the value Hello:
// quick easy-on-the-eye dot notation
myObj.prop1 = "Hello";
// brackets+literal
myObj["prop1"] = "Hello";
// using a variable
var x = "prop1";
myObj[x] = "Hello";
// calculate the accessor string in some weird way
var numList = [0,1,2];
myObj[ "prop" + numList[1] ] = "Hello";
Pitfalls:
myObj.[xxxx] = "Hello"; // wrong: mixed notations, syntax fail
myObj[prop1] = "Hello"; // wrong: this expects a variable called prop1
tl;dnr: If you want to compute or reference the key you must use bracket notation. If you are using the key explicitly, then use dot notation for simple clear code.
Note: there are some other good and correct answers but I personally found them a bit brief coming from a low familiarity with JS on-the-fly quirkiness. This might be useful to some people.
With lodash, you can create new object like this _.set:
obj = _.set({}, key, val);
Or you can set to existing object like this:
var existingObj = { a: 1 };
_.set(existingObj, 'a', 5); // existingObj will be: { a: 5 }
You should take care if you want to use dot (".") in your path, because lodash can set hierarchy, for example:
_.set({}, "a.b.c", "d"); // { "a": { "b": { "c": "d" } } }
First we need to define key as variable and then we need to assign as key as object., for example
var data = {key:'dynamic_key',value:'dynamic_value'}
var key = data.key;
var obj = { [key]: data.value}
console.log(obj)
Related to the subject, not specifically for jquery though. I used this in ec6 react projects, maybe helps someone:
this.setState({ [`${name}`]: value}, () => {
console.log("State updated: ", JSON.stringify(this.state[name]));
});
PS: Please mind the quote character.
With the advent of ES2015 Object.assign and computed property names the OP's code boils down to:
var obj = Object.assign.apply({}, $(itemsFromDom).map((i, el) => ({[el.id]: el.value})));
ajavascript have two type of annotation for fetching javascript Object properties:
Obj = {};
1) (.) annotation eg. Obj.id
this will only work if the object already have a property with name 'id'
2) ([]) annotation eg . Obj[id] here if the object does not have any property with name 'id',it will create a new property with name 'id'.
so for below example:
A new property will be created always when you write Obj[name].
And if the property already exist with the same name it will override it.
const obj = {}
jQuery(itemsFromDom).each(function() {
const element = jQuery(this)
const name = element.attr('id')
const value = element.attr('value')
// This will work
obj[name]= value;
})
If you want to add fields to an object dynamically, simplest way to do it is as follows:
let params = [
{ key: "k1", value: 1 },
{ key: "k2", value: 2 },
{ key: "k3", value: 3 },
];
let data = {};
for (let i = 0; i < params.length; i++) {
data[params[i].key] = params[i].value;
}
console.log(data); // -> { k1: 1, k2: 2, k3: 3 }
The 3 ways to access the object value
We can output the object value by passing in the appropriate key. Because I used emoji as the key in my example, it's a bit tricky. So let's look at a easier example.
let me = {
name: 'samantha',
};
// 1. Dot notation
me.name; // samantha
// 2. Bracket notation (string key)
me['name']; // samantha
// 3. Bracket notation (variable key)
let key = 'name';
me[key]; // samantha
know more
If you have object, you can make array of keys, than map through, and create new object from previous object keys, and values.
Object.keys(myObject)
.map(el =>{
const obj = {};
obj[el]=myObject[el].code;
console.log(obj);
});
objectname.newProperty = value;
const data = [{
name: 'BMW',
value: '25641'
}, {
name: 'Apple',
value: '45876'
},
{
name: 'Benz',
value: '65784'
},
{
name: 'Toyota',
value: '254'
}
]
const obj = {
carsList: [{
name: 'Ford',
value: '47563'
}, {
name: 'Toyota',
value: '254'
}],
pastriesList: [],
fruitsList: [{
name: 'Apple',
value: '45876'
}, {
name: 'Pineapple',
value: '84523'
}]
}
let keys = Object.keys(obj);
result = {};
for(key of keys){
let a = [...data,...obj[key]];
result[key] = a;
}
When I study electron, I found 2 ways of getting BrowserWindow object.
const {BrowserWindow} = require('electron')
and
const electron = require('electron')
const BrowserWindow = electron.BrowserWindow
What is the difference between const and const {} in JavaScript?
I can't understand why the const {} can work. Do I miss anything important about JS?
The two pieces of code are equivalent but the first one is using the ES6 destructuring assignment to be shorter.
Here is a quick example of how it works:
const obj = {
name: "Fred",
age: 42,
id: 1
}
//simple destructuring
const { name } = obj;
console.log("name", name);
//assigning multiple variables at one time
const { age, id } = obj;
console.log("age", age);
console.log("id", id);
//using different names for the properties
const { name: personName } = obj;
console.log("personName", personName);
const {BrowserWindow} = require('electron')
Above syntax uses ES6. If you have an object defined as:
const obj = {
email: "hello#gmail.com",
title: "Hello world"
}
Now if we want to assign or use email and title field of obj then we don't have to write the whole syntax like
const email = obj.email;
const title = obj.title;
This is old school now.
We can use ES6 Destructuring assignment i.e., if our object contains 20 fields in obj object then we just have to write names of those fields which we want to use like this:
const { email,title } = obj;
This is ES6 syntax-simpler one
It will automatically assign email and title from obj, just name has to be correctly stated for required field.
This is one of the new features in ES6. The curly braces notation is a part of the so called destructuring assignment. What this means is that, you no longer have to get the object itself and assign variables for each property you want on separate lines. You can do something like:
const obj = {
prop1: 1,
prop2: 2
}
// previously you would need to do something like this:
const firstProp = obj.prop1;
const secondProp = obj.prop2;
console.log(firstProp, secondProp);
// etc.
// however now you can do this on the same line:
const {prop1, prop2} = obj;
console.log(prop1, prop2);
As you have seen in the end the functionality is the same - simply getting a property from an object.
There is also more to destructuring assignment - you can check the entire syntax in MDN: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Destructuring_assignment
Other answers are good enough. I would suggest some useful features of Destructuring assignment
Firstly, Let's look at the following define:
The destructuring assignment syntax is a JavaScript expression that
makes it possible to unpack values from arrays, or properties from objects, into distinct variables.
Features:
Destructure an array, index of each item in array act as property (Due to an Array is an object in JavaScript)
> const {0: first, 1: second} = [10, 20]
console.log(first); // 10
console.log(second); // 20
Combine with Spread ... operator
> {a, b, ...rest} = {a: 10, b: 20, c: 30, d: 40}
console.log(a); // 10
console.log(b); // 20
console.log(rest ); // {c: 30, d: 40}
Default values
const {a = 10, b = 20} = {a: 1};
console.log(a); // 1
console.log(b); // 20
Assigning to new variable names
const {p: a, q: b} = {p: 10, q: 20};
console.log(a); // 10
console.log(b); // 20
I have the following
const key = 'foo';
const test = { foo: { bar: 23 } };
and I'd like to use lodash get to access the value of test[key].bar.
I want to use the bracket notation on the first indicator...
_.get(test, '[key].bar'); // results in undefined
Surely there's a way...
You can pass an array to define the evaluation path.
This is one pretty clean solution to your problem:
const test = {foo: {bar: 23}}
const key = 'foo'
console.log(_.get(test, [key, 'bar'])) // 23
<script src='https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/lodash/4.16.6/lodash.min.js'></script>
You need to put the value of key into your path string:
_.get(test, key + '.bar');
In ES2015 you can use a template literal (interpolated string):
_.get(test, `${key}.bar`);
const test = { foo: { bar: 23 } };
const key = 'foo';
const search = key + '.bar';
const result = _get(test, search);
This is a proposal which uses a global variable, when enclosed in brackets.
function getValue(object, path) {
return path.replace(/(?=\[)/g, '.').split('.').reduce(function (o, k) {
var m = k.match(/^\[([^\]]*)\]$/);
return m ? (o || {})[window[m[1]]] : (o || {})[k];
}, object);
}
var test = { foo: { bar: 23 } },
key = 'bar';
console.log(getValue(test, 'foo[key]'));
Parse JSON before get
JSON.parse(<YOUR JSON String or Obj>)
const test = { foo: { bar: 23 } };
const key = 'foo';
const result = _get(JSON.parse(test), key );
I want to find object property dynamically from array that map to property location.
Example
Var objectA = { a:{b:1} };
Var Names = ['objectA','a','b'];
Howa can i get value of b by looping over array Names ?
Assuming objectA is available in the global scope (window.objectA), you could do something like this:
names.reduce(function (memo, value) {
return memo[value];
}, window)
For any other "non-global" variable, you can create a getter function that takes the variable and the path (an array just like your names, but without the first value) as a parameter:
function nestedValue(obj, path) {
return path.reduce(function (memo, value) {
return memo[value];
}, obj);
}
BTW, please note that Array.prototype.reduce() is a ES2015 feature, so if you need to be compatible with older browsers, you would have to use some variation of for loop for this task.
You could also check out lodash.get for more sophisticated solution (if you're willing to include it in your project).
You can use eval: eval(Names.join('.'))
Can use this with nodejs inside a sandbox:
const util = require('util');
const vm = require('vm');
const objectA = { a: { b: 1 }};
const Names = ['objectA', 'a', 'b'];
const sandbox = { objectA: objectA, Names: Names };
vm.createContext(sandbox);
for (var i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
vm.runInContext("var result = eval(Names.join('.'))", sandbox);
}
console.log(util.inspect(sandbox));
/* {
objectA: { a: { b: 1 } },
Names: [ 'objectA', 'a', 'b' ],
result: 1
}
*/
To do this without eval would require you store ObjectA as a property of another object that you could iterate over using the array keys. eval will work in this case though:
objectA = { a: { b: 1 }}
names = ['objectA', 'a', 'b']
alert(eval(names.join('.')))