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I have an object, let's call it obj, it looks like this:
const obj = {
key: "value"
}
Now I want to do something when a property is set. I heard about setters,
that I can use by doing:
const obj = {
set key(e) {
console.log("Property key has been set!")
}
}
But I want to do this, for any property... Like instead of only for key, it would be for anything, example:
obj.SomeKey = "value"
Should log "Property key has been set!"
and it would be the same for any property...
Is there a way in JavaScript to do this? Thanks
You could create a ES6 Proxy, which allows you to modify the set method like so:
const obj = {
key: "value"
};
const objProxy = new Proxy(obj, {
set: (obj, prop, v) => {
obj[prop] = v;
console.log("do something");
}
});
objProxy.name = "foo";
console.log(objProxy); // Proxy now has name attribute
console.log(obj); // And so does the original object
Related
does anyone know what this syntax is in Javascript?
I got a function like so:
function myFunc(param) {
return {
[var.prop]: param.func(args);
};
}
That looks like a colon after an array. Would anyone know what that means in JS?
Thanks.
In normal the object with key we know will be look like,
function myFunc() {
const newObj = {
'key': 'value'
}
return newObj;
}
console.log(myFunc());
In the above you can able to see that the 'key' act as a known string.
Suppose in your app if you get that string in dynamic format then you can add square bracket around like [] and can assign value of that property as a key to an object.
For eg.., You are getting the key from an object like,
const data = {
prop:'dynamicKey'
};
And you need to assign the value of prop as key to an obj then you can use it like,
[data.prop]: 'value'
const data = {
prop:'dynamicKey'
};
function myFunc() {
const newObj = {
[data.prop]: 'value'
}
return newObj;
}
console.log(myFunc());
Say I want to assign a value like this:
x.label1.label2.label3 = someValue;
// or equivalently:
x['label1']['label2']['label3'] = someValue;
This works as long as x.label1.label2 is defined but runs into reference errors otherwise. Which makes sense of course. But is there an easy way to assign this anyway where it simply creates the necessary nested objects?
So for example, if x equals { label1: {}, otherLabel: 'otherValue' } I want to update x to become { label1: { label2: { label3: someValue } }, otherLabel: otherValue }
I think I might be able to write a function myself, but is there a language feature or standard library function that does this?
is there a language feature or standard library function that does this
No. You have to write your own function or use a library that provides such functionality.
Related: How to set object property (of object property of..) given its string name in JavaScript?
This is partially possible using the Proxy class. You can wrap your object in a Proxy and override the get trap to create another copy of the same proxy when you access a nonexistent property. This lets you recursively create "deep" properties. An example:
let traps = {
get: function (target, name) {
if (!(name in target))
target[name] = new Proxy({}, traps);
return target[name];
}
};
let x = new Proxy({}, traps);
Then you would use x like any object, except it has this special behavior:
x.label1.label2.label3 = 'foo';
which creates a nested hierarchy of objects. However, note that this will create an object even if you access a nonexistent property. Thus, you will have to use the in keyword to check if it really contains a given property.
I think you should indeed use a custom function such as:
function assignByPath(obj, path, value) {
var field = path.split('>'),
last = field.pop();
field.reduce(
function(node, f) {
return node[f] = node[f] instanceof Object ? node[f] : {};
}, obj
)[last] = value;
}
var myObj = {};
assignByPath(myObj, 'label1>label2>label3', 'someValue');
console.log(myObj);
Theoretically, you could also override Object.prototype, which would allow you to do:
myObj.assignByPath('label1>label2>label3', 'someValue');
But I would not recommend that.
You can use Array.prototype.shift(), Object.assign(), recursion
var x = {
label1: {},
otherLabel: "otherValue"
};
var nestprops = (props, value, obj, o, curr = props.shift()) => props.length
? nestprops(props, value, (Object.assign(obj, {[curr]: {}}) && obj[curr]), o)
: ((!value || value) && (obj[curr] = value) && o);
console.log(nestprops(["label1", "label2", "label3"], "someValue", x, x));
Check length of keys inside label1 object if its equal to 0 then modify it to your desired object.
Here is a snippet, hope it helps.
var obj = { label1: {}, otherLabel: 'otherValue' };
if(Object.keys(obj.label1).length == 0 ) {
obj.label1 = { label2: { label3: "value3" } };
}
console.log(obj);
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How to use a variable for a key in a JavaScript object literal?
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I know that you can evaluate the value of a property inside of a JS object, like the following:
let object = {
value: 5+5
};
I am wondering if there is any possible way to evaluate the name of an attribute with JS, i.e. achieve the following:
let object;
object[5+5].value = "ten";
As something like:
let object = {
5+5: "ten"
};
Yes in ES2015, no in ES5, but first let's clear one thing up: that's JavaScript, not JSON.
In ES2015 (formerly known as ES6):
var something = "foo";
var object = {
[something]: "bar";
};
alert(object.foo); // "bar"
Inside the [ ] can be any expression you like. The value returned is coerced to a string. That means you can have hours of fun with stuff like
var counter = function() {
var counter = 1;
return function() {
return counter++;
};
};
var object = {
["property" + counter()]: "first property",
["property" + counter()]: "second property"
};
alert(object.property2); // "second property"
JSON is a serialization format inspired by JavaScript object initializer syntax. There is definitely no way to do anything like that in JSON.
Sure. Try this:
'use strict';
let object = {
[5+5]: "ten"
};
console.log(object); // Object {10: "ten"}
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First off, I'm using Cheerio for some DOM access and parsing with Node.js. Good times.
Heres the situation:
I have a function that I need to create an object. That object uses variables for both its keys and values, and then return that single object. Example:
stuff = function (thing, callback) {
var inputs = $('div.quantity > input').map(function(){
var key = this.attr('name')
, value = this.attr('value');
return { key : value }
})
callback(null, inputs);
}
It outputs this:
[ { key: '1' }, { key: '1' } ]
(.map() returns an array of objects fyi)
I need key to actually be the string from this.attr('name').
Whats the best way to assign a string as a key in Javascript, considering what I'm trying to do?
In the new ES2015 standard for JavaScript (formerly called ES6), objects can be created with computed keys: Object Initializer spec.
The syntax is:
var obj = {
[myKey]: value,
}
If applied to the OP's scenario, it would turn into:
stuff = function (thing, callback) {
var inputs = $('div.quantity > input').map(function(){
return {
[this.attr('name')]: this.attr('value'),
};
})
callback(null, inputs);
}
Note: A transpiler is still required for browser compatiblity.
Using Babel or Google's traceur, it is possible to use this syntax today.
In earlier JavaScript specifications (ES5 and below), the key in an object literal is always interpreted literally, as a string.
To use a "dynamic" key, you have to use bracket notation:
var obj = {};
obj[myKey] = value;
In your case:
stuff = function (thing, callback) {
var inputs = $('div.quantity > input').map(function(){
var key = this.attr('name')
, value = this.attr('value')
, ret = {};
ret[key] = value;
return ret;
})
callback(null, inputs);
}
You can't define an object literal with a dynamic key. Do this :
var o = {};
o[key] = value;
return o;
There's no shortcut (edit: there's one now, with ES6, see the other answer).
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Say I call following function:
var query = makeQuery("email", "foo#bar.com");
The implementation I have is:
makeQuery = function (key, value) {
return { key: value};
}
The object I end up with is: {"key": "foo#bar.com"}, which is obviously wrong. I would like to obtain {"email": "foo#bar.com"} instead. I tried setting it like so:
makeQuery = function (key, value) {
return { JSON.stringify(key): value};
}
... but I get a "SyntaxError: Unexpected token ." I've also thought of using toString() and even eval(), without success. So my problem is to be able to set the property of the object returned in makeQuery() using its real value, that is, pick up the value of 'key', not setting the property with the 'key' literal.
Thanks for the help.
Create the object first and then use the square bracket syntax so you can set the property using the value of key:
makeQuery = function (key, value) {
var query = {};
query[key] = value;
return query;
};
For variable keys in objects, use
var obj[key] = value
So then it becomes:
function makeQuery(key, value) {
var obj = {};
obj[key] = value;
return obj;
}
define an object..
makeQuery = function (key, value) {
var o = {};
o[key] = value;
return o;
}