Get total number of items on Json object?

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Length of Javascript Object (ie. Associative Array)

I have an object similar to this one:

var jsonArray = {
  '-1': {
    '-1': 'b',
    '2': 'a',
    '10': 'c'
  },
  '2': {
    '-1': 'a',
    '2': 'b',
    '10': 'a'
  },
  '5': {
    '-1': 'a',
    '2': 'a',
    '10': 'b'
  }
};

I'm trying to get it's length, the problem is that jsonArray.length returns 5 instead of 3 (which is the total items it has). The array is relatively long (has 1000x2000 items) and this must be done a lot of times every second. How can I get the number of items more efficiently?

`Object.keys(jsonArray).length;` an object does'nt have a length property, and your object is neither an array nor valid json. — adeneo, Dec 08 '12 at 22:50

score 181 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:34

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In addition to kieran's answer, apparently, modern browsers have an Object.keys function. In this case, you could do this:

Object.keys(jsonArray).length;

More details in this answer on How to list the properties of a javascript object

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answered Dec 08 '12 at 22:52

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why do you write Object.keys(...) and not just keys(), It works both ways, what is the difference between those two ??? – Pini Cheyni Dec 03 '15 at 10:14
Chrome v54 doe not have this. – Laszlo T Nov 17 '16 at 09:23

score 22 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 08 '12 at 22:51

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That's an Object and you want to count the properties of it.

Object.keys(jsonArray).length

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answered Dec 08 '12 at 22:51

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score 6 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:26

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Is that your actual code? A javascript object (which is what you've given us) does not have a length property, so in this case exampleArray.length returns undefined rather than 5.

This stackoverflow explains the length differences between an object and an array, and this stackoverflow shows how to get the 'size' of an object.

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answered Dec 08 '12 at 22:49

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Get total number of items on Json object?

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