Assign new variable to object javascript
In JavaScript, you can assign a new variable to an object using the following methods:
-
Dot notation:
myObject.newVariable = 'value';
This creates a new property on the
myObject
object with the namenewVariable
and assigns it the value'value'
. -
Bracket notation:
myObject['newVariable'] = 'value';
This is similar to dot notation, but uses square brackets
[]
instead of dot notation. -
Object literal:
myObject = {...myObject, newVariable: 'value' };
This creates a new object that combines the existing properties of
myObject
with a new propertynewVariable
and assigns it the value'value'
. -
ES6 destructuring:
const { newVariable } = {...myObject, newVariable: 'value' };
This creates a new variable
newVariable
and assigns it the value'value'
, while also updating themyObject
object with the new property.
Here's an example:
const myObject = { name: 'John', age: 30 };
// Using dot notation
myObject.newVariable = 'hello';
console.log(myObject); // Output: { name: 'John', age: 30, newVariable: 'hello' }
// Using bracket notation
myObject['newVariable2'] = 'world';
console.log(myObject); // Output: { name: 'John', age: 30, newVariable: 'hello', newVariable2: 'world' }
// Using object literal
myObject = {...myObject, newVariable3: 'foo' };
console.log(myObject); // Output: { name: 'John', age: 30, newVariable: 'hello', newVariable2: 'world', newVariable3: 'foo' }
// Using ES6 destructuring
const { newVariable4 } = {...myObject, newVariable4: 'bar' };
console.log(myObject); // Output: { name: 'John', age: 30, newVariable: 'hello', newVariable2: 'world', newVariable3: 'foo' }
console.log(newVariable4); // Output: 'bar'
Note that in the last example, newVariable4
is a new variable that is assigned the value 'bar'
, while myObject
remains unchanged.