How to find a property in a nested object












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I'm trying to figure out how to extract result based on an object property value that is inside another object e.g



{
title: 'The Book',
author: {
name: 'Merlin Bridge',
category: 'Fiction'
}
}


Here are my tests:



  // this works
const test1 = _.find(existingBooks, {
title: uploadedBooks[i].title,
});

// this doesn't work and returns nothing
const test2 = _.find(existingBooks, {
'author.name': uploadedBooks[i].author.name,
});


I want to get the result wherein the author.name is the identifier. Thanks a lot.










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    -1















    I'm trying to figure out how to extract result based on an object property value that is inside another object e.g



    {
    title: 'The Book',
    author: {
    name: 'Merlin Bridge',
    category: 'Fiction'
    }
    }


    Here are my tests:



      // this works
    const test1 = _.find(existingBooks, {
    title: uploadedBooks[i].title,
    });

    // this doesn't work and returns nothing
    const test2 = _.find(existingBooks, {
    'author.name': uploadedBooks[i].author.name,
    });


    I want to get the result wherein the author.name is the identifier. Thanks a lot.










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      I'm trying to figure out how to extract result based on an object property value that is inside another object e.g



      {
      title: 'The Book',
      author: {
      name: 'Merlin Bridge',
      category: 'Fiction'
      }
      }


      Here are my tests:



        // this works
      const test1 = _.find(existingBooks, {
      title: uploadedBooks[i].title,
      });

      // this doesn't work and returns nothing
      const test2 = _.find(existingBooks, {
      'author.name': uploadedBooks[i].author.name,
      });


      I want to get the result wherein the author.name is the identifier. Thanks a lot.










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      I'm trying to figure out how to extract result based on an object property value that is inside another object e.g



      {
      title: 'The Book',
      author: {
      name: 'Merlin Bridge',
      category: 'Fiction'
      }
      }


      Here are my tests:



        // this works
      const test1 = _.find(existingBooks, {
      title: uploadedBooks[i].title,
      });

      // this doesn't work and returns nothing
      const test2 = _.find(existingBooks, {
      'author.name': uploadedBooks[i].author.name,
      });


      I want to get the result wherein the author.name is the identifier. Thanks a lot.







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          As you are using Lodash/Underscore find, I took the liberty to also use the get helper. Please find below an answer which should help you.






          const books = [{
          title: 'The Book',
          author: {
          name: 'Merlin Bridge',
          category: 'Fiction'
          }
          },
          {
          title: 'Another Book',
          author: {
          name: 'Merlin Window',
          category: 'Science'
          }
          }
          ];
          const uploadedBooks = [{
          title: 'Another Book',
          author: {
          name: 'Merlin Window',
          category: 'Science'
          }
          }];
          const i = 0;
          const foundBook = _.find(books, (book, index) => {
          return _.get(book, 'author.name') === _.get(uploadedBooks, [i, 'author', 'name'])
          });
          console.log(foundBook);

          <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/lodash@4.17.10/lodash.min.js"></script>








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            You can Use below code to iterate your json object.






            var myObj = {
            title: 'The Book',
            author: {
            name: 'Merlin Bridge',
            category: 'Fiction'
            }
            }
            Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
            console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
            });








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              Thanks a lot. It also worked. However, I went ahead with ` existingBooks.find((book) => { const { author: { name } } = book; return name === uploadedBooks[i].author.name; });` and did not use lodash for this after finding out about javascript's find :)

              – Woppi
              Jul 26 '18 at 11:41



















            2














            It's possible to add dynamically named properties to JavaScript objects.



            Assuming you are looping an array and not an object:



            var a = _.map(existingBooksArray, function(existingBook) {
            return {[existingBook.author.name]: existingBook.title}
            });


            Result of a:



            [
            {
            Merlin Bridge: "The Book"
            }
            ]





            share|improve this answer
























            • @ thanks, this solution also worked but my use-case is more of find than map since I'm not transforming anything. :) medium.com/@JeffLombardJr/…

              – Woppi
              Jul 26 '18 at 11:48



















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            use .key method



            Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
            console.log(myObj[key]);});





            var myObj = {
            title: 'The Book',
            author: {
            name: 'Merlin Bridge',
            category: 'Fiction'
            }
            }

            Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
            console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
            });








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              var myObj = {
              title: 'The Book',
              author: {
              name: 'Merlin Bridge',
              category: 'Fiction'
              }
              }
              Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
              console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
              });








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                As you are using Lodash/Underscore find, I took the liberty to also use the get helper. Please find below an answer which should help you.






                const books = [{
                title: 'The Book',
                author: {
                name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                category: 'Fiction'
                }
                },
                {
                title: 'Another Book',
                author: {
                name: 'Merlin Window',
                category: 'Science'
                }
                }
                ];
                const uploadedBooks = [{
                title: 'Another Book',
                author: {
                name: 'Merlin Window',
                category: 'Science'
                }
                }];
                const i = 0;
                const foundBook = _.find(books, (book, index) => {
                return _.get(book, 'author.name') === _.get(uploadedBooks, [i, 'author', 'name'])
                });
                console.log(foundBook);

                <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/lodash@4.17.10/lodash.min.js"></script>








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                  As you are using Lodash/Underscore find, I took the liberty to also use the get helper. Please find below an answer which should help you.






                  const books = [{
                  title: 'The Book',
                  author: {
                  name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                  category: 'Fiction'
                  }
                  },
                  {
                  title: 'Another Book',
                  author: {
                  name: 'Merlin Window',
                  category: 'Science'
                  }
                  }
                  ];
                  const uploadedBooks = [{
                  title: 'Another Book',
                  author: {
                  name: 'Merlin Window',
                  category: 'Science'
                  }
                  }];
                  const i = 0;
                  const foundBook = _.find(books, (book, index) => {
                  return _.get(book, 'author.name') === _.get(uploadedBooks, [i, 'author', 'name'])
                  });
                  console.log(foundBook);

                  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/lodash@4.17.10/lodash.min.js"></script>








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                    2







                    As you are using Lodash/Underscore find, I took the liberty to also use the get helper. Please find below an answer which should help you.






                    const books = [{
                    title: 'The Book',
                    author: {
                    name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                    category: 'Fiction'
                    }
                    },
                    {
                    title: 'Another Book',
                    author: {
                    name: 'Merlin Window',
                    category: 'Science'
                    }
                    }
                    ];
                    const uploadedBooks = [{
                    title: 'Another Book',
                    author: {
                    name: 'Merlin Window',
                    category: 'Science'
                    }
                    }];
                    const i = 0;
                    const foundBook = _.find(books, (book, index) => {
                    return _.get(book, 'author.name') === _.get(uploadedBooks, [i, 'author', 'name'])
                    });
                    console.log(foundBook);

                    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/lodash@4.17.10/lodash.min.js"></script>








                    share|improve this answer













                    As you are using Lodash/Underscore find, I took the liberty to also use the get helper. Please find below an answer which should help you.






                    const books = [{
                    title: 'The Book',
                    author: {
                    name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                    category: 'Fiction'
                    }
                    },
                    {
                    title: 'Another Book',
                    author: {
                    name: 'Merlin Window',
                    category: 'Science'
                    }
                    }
                    ];
                    const uploadedBooks = [{
                    title: 'Another Book',
                    author: {
                    name: 'Merlin Window',
                    category: 'Science'
                    }
                    }];
                    const i = 0;
                    const foundBook = _.find(books, (book, index) => {
                    return _.get(book, 'author.name') === _.get(uploadedBooks, [i, 'author', 'name'])
                    });
                    console.log(foundBook);

                    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/lodash@4.17.10/lodash.min.js"></script>








                    const books = [{
                    title: 'The Book',
                    author: {
                    name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                    category: 'Fiction'
                    }
                    },
                    {
                    title: 'Another Book',
                    author: {
                    name: 'Merlin Window',
                    category: 'Science'
                    }
                    }
                    ];
                    const uploadedBooks = [{
                    title: 'Another Book',
                    author: {
                    name: 'Merlin Window',
                    category: 'Science'
                    }
                    }];
                    const i = 0;
                    const foundBook = _.find(books, (book, index) => {
                    return _.get(book, 'author.name') === _.get(uploadedBooks, [i, 'author', 'name'])
                    });
                    console.log(foundBook);

                    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/lodash@4.17.10/lodash.min.js"></script>





                    const books = [{
                    title: 'The Book',
                    author: {
                    name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                    category: 'Fiction'
                    }
                    },
                    {
                    title: 'Another Book',
                    author: {
                    name: 'Merlin Window',
                    category: 'Science'
                    }
                    }
                    ];
                    const uploadedBooks = [{
                    title: 'Another Book',
                    author: {
                    name: 'Merlin Window',
                    category: 'Science'
                    }
                    }];
                    const i = 0;
                    const foundBook = _.find(books, (book, index) => {
                    return _.get(book, 'author.name') === _.get(uploadedBooks, [i, 'author', 'name'])
                    });
                    console.log(foundBook);

                    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/lodash@4.17.10/lodash.min.js"></script>






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                    answered Jul 26 '18 at 12:23









                    ChrisRChrisR

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                        You can Use below code to iterate your json object.






                        var myObj = {
                        title: 'The Book',
                        author: {
                        name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                        category: 'Fiction'
                        }
                        }
                        Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                        console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
                        });








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                        • 1





                          Thanks a lot. It also worked. However, I went ahead with ` existingBooks.find((book) => { const { author: { name } } = book; return name === uploadedBooks[i].author.name; });` and did not use lodash for this after finding out about javascript's find :)

                          – Woppi
                          Jul 26 '18 at 11:41
















                        3














                        You can Use below code to iterate your json object.






                        var myObj = {
                        title: 'The Book',
                        author: {
                        name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                        category: 'Fiction'
                        }
                        }
                        Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                        console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
                        });








                        share|improve this answer



















                        • 1





                          Thanks a lot. It also worked. However, I went ahead with ` existingBooks.find((book) => { const { author: { name } } = book; return name === uploadedBooks[i].author.name; });` and did not use lodash for this after finding out about javascript's find :)

                          – Woppi
                          Jul 26 '18 at 11:41














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                        3







                        You can Use below code to iterate your json object.






                        var myObj = {
                        title: 'The Book',
                        author: {
                        name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                        category: 'Fiction'
                        }
                        }
                        Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                        console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
                        });








                        share|improve this answer













                        You can Use below code to iterate your json object.






                        var myObj = {
                        title: 'The Book',
                        author: {
                        name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                        category: 'Fiction'
                        }
                        }
                        Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                        console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
                        });








                        var myObj = {
                        title: 'The Book',
                        author: {
                        name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                        category: 'Fiction'
                        }
                        }
                        Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                        console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
                        });





                        var myObj = {
                        title: 'The Book',
                        author: {
                        name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                        category: 'Fiction'
                        }
                        }
                        Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                        console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
                        });






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                        answered Jul 26 '18 at 11:34









                        Kiran GhatageKiran Ghatage

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                        • 1





                          Thanks a lot. It also worked. However, I went ahead with ` existingBooks.find((book) => { const { author: { name } } = book; return name === uploadedBooks[i].author.name; });` and did not use lodash for this after finding out about javascript's find :)

                          – Woppi
                          Jul 26 '18 at 11:41














                        • 1





                          Thanks a lot. It also worked. However, I went ahead with ` existingBooks.find((book) => { const { author: { name } } = book; return name === uploadedBooks[i].author.name; });` and did not use lodash for this after finding out about javascript's find :)

                          – Woppi
                          Jul 26 '18 at 11:41








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                        1





                        Thanks a lot. It also worked. However, I went ahead with ` existingBooks.find((book) => { const { author: { name } } = book; return name === uploadedBooks[i].author.name; });` and did not use lodash for this after finding out about javascript's find :)

                        – Woppi
                        Jul 26 '18 at 11:41





                        Thanks a lot. It also worked. However, I went ahead with ` existingBooks.find((book) => { const { author: { name } } = book; return name === uploadedBooks[i].author.name; });` and did not use lodash for this after finding out about javascript's find :)

                        – Woppi
                        Jul 26 '18 at 11:41











                        2














                        It's possible to add dynamically named properties to JavaScript objects.



                        Assuming you are looping an array and not an object:



                        var a = _.map(existingBooksArray, function(existingBook) {
                        return {[existingBook.author.name]: existingBook.title}
                        });


                        Result of a:



                        [
                        {
                        Merlin Bridge: "The Book"
                        }
                        ]





                        share|improve this answer
























                        • @ thanks, this solution also worked but my use-case is more of find than map since I'm not transforming anything. :) medium.com/@JeffLombardJr/…

                          – Woppi
                          Jul 26 '18 at 11:48
















                        2














                        It's possible to add dynamically named properties to JavaScript objects.



                        Assuming you are looping an array and not an object:



                        var a = _.map(existingBooksArray, function(existingBook) {
                        return {[existingBook.author.name]: existingBook.title}
                        });


                        Result of a:



                        [
                        {
                        Merlin Bridge: "The Book"
                        }
                        ]





                        share|improve this answer
























                        • @ thanks, this solution also worked but my use-case is more of find than map since I'm not transforming anything. :) medium.com/@JeffLombardJr/…

                          – Woppi
                          Jul 26 '18 at 11:48














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                        2








                        2







                        It's possible to add dynamically named properties to JavaScript objects.



                        Assuming you are looping an array and not an object:



                        var a = _.map(existingBooksArray, function(existingBook) {
                        return {[existingBook.author.name]: existingBook.title}
                        });


                        Result of a:



                        [
                        {
                        Merlin Bridge: "The Book"
                        }
                        ]





                        share|improve this answer













                        It's possible to add dynamically named properties to JavaScript objects.



                        Assuming you are looping an array and not an object:



                        var a = _.map(existingBooksArray, function(existingBook) {
                        return {[existingBook.author.name]: existingBook.title}
                        });


                        Result of a:



                        [
                        {
                        Merlin Bridge: "The Book"
                        }
                        ]






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                        answered Jul 26 '18 at 11:39









                        shmotamshmotam

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                        • @ thanks, this solution also worked but my use-case is more of find than map since I'm not transforming anything. :) medium.com/@JeffLombardJr/…

                          – Woppi
                          Jul 26 '18 at 11:48



















                        • @ thanks, this solution also worked but my use-case is more of find than map since I'm not transforming anything. :) medium.com/@JeffLombardJr/…

                          – Woppi
                          Jul 26 '18 at 11:48

















                        @ thanks, this solution also worked but my use-case is more of find than map since I'm not transforming anything. :) medium.com/@JeffLombardJr/…

                        – Woppi
                        Jul 26 '18 at 11:48





                        @ thanks, this solution also worked but my use-case is more of find than map since I'm not transforming anything. :) medium.com/@JeffLombardJr/…

                        – Woppi
                        Jul 26 '18 at 11:48











                        1














                        use .key method



                        Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                        console.log(myObj[key]);});





                        var myObj = {
                        title: 'The Book',
                        author: {
                        name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                        category: 'Fiction'
                        }
                        }

                        Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                        console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
                        });








                        share|improve this answer






























                          1














                          use .key method



                          Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                          console.log(myObj[key]);});





                          var myObj = {
                          title: 'The Book',
                          author: {
                          name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                          category: 'Fiction'
                          }
                          }

                          Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                          console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
                          });








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                            use .key method



                            Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                            console.log(myObj[key]);});





                            var myObj = {
                            title: 'The Book',
                            author: {
                            name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                            category: 'Fiction'
                            }
                            }

                            Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                            console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
                            });








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                            use .key method



                            Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                            console.log(myObj[key]);});





                            var myObj = {
                            title: 'The Book',
                            author: {
                            name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                            category: 'Fiction'
                            }
                            }

                            Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                            console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
                            });








                            var myObj = {
                            title: 'The Book',
                            author: {
                            name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                            category: 'Fiction'
                            }
                            }

                            Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                            console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
                            });





                            var myObj = {
                            title: 'The Book',
                            author: {
                            name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                            category: 'Fiction'
                            }
                            }

                            Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                            console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
                            });






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                                var myObj = {
                                title: 'The Book',
                                author: {
                                name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                                category: 'Fiction'
                                }
                                }
                                Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                                console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
                                });








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                                  var myObj = {
                                  title: 'The Book',
                                  author: {
                                  name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                                  category: 'Fiction'
                                  }
                                  }
                                  Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                                  console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
                                  });








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                                    var myObj = {
                                    title: 'The Book',
                                    author: {
                                    name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                                    category: 'Fiction'
                                    }
                                    }
                                    Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                                    console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
                                    });








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                                    var myObj = {
                                    title: 'The Book',
                                    author: {
                                    name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                                    category: 'Fiction'
                                    }
                                    }
                                    Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                                    console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
                                    });








                                    var myObj = {
                                    title: 'The Book',
                                    author: {
                                    name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                                    category: 'Fiction'
                                    }
                                    }
                                    Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                                    console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
                                    });





                                    var myObj = {
                                    title: 'The Book',
                                    author: {
                                    name: 'Merlin Bridge',
                                    category: 'Fiction'
                                    }
                                    }
                                    Object.keys(myObj).forEach(key => {
                                    console.log(JSON.stringify(myObj[key]));
                                    });






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