get variables of an object in javascript

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I am making an application that receives a JSON object from some services. This object is parsed using JSON.parse() and a JavaScript Object is returned.

Is there any way possible that I can find out the different variables present inside the object?

Example:

var some_object
{
    var a: "first"
    var b: "second"
}

I need to figure out a way to get names of a and b from this object some_object

Are there any predefined methods in JavaScript that do this?

Cerbrus · Answer 1 · 2013-01-09T09:28:14.240

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This'll do the trick:

for (var key in some_object) { 
    console.log(key, some_object[key]);
}

However, you need to initialise your object differently:

var some_object = {
    a: "first",  // Note: Comma here,
    b: "second", // And here,
    c: "third"   // But not here, on the last element.
}

Result:

a first
b second

So, in my for loop, key is the name of the value, and some_object[key] is the value itself.

If you already know the variables(' names) in a object, you can access them like this:

console.log(some_object.a) // "first";
//or:
console.log(some_object["b"]) // "second";

edited Jan 09 '13 at 09:28

answered Jan 09 '13 at 09:21

Cerbrus

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@user1519703, have you tried this code? – Cerbrus Jan 09 '13 at 09:48
:I did, it gives undefined!! – user1519703 Jan 09 '13 at 16:45
... How? Did you copy my _exact_ code? – Cerbrus Jan 09 '13 at 17:21

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 09 '13 at 09:21

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You can do something like this:

var myObject = {
  abc: 14, 
  def: "hello"
}

for (var i in myObject ) { 
  alert("key: " + i + ", value: " + myObject[i]) 
}

In this case i will iterate over the keys of myObject (abc and def). With myObject[i] you can get the value of the current key in i.

Please note thate your object definition is wrong. Instead of

var a: "first"

you only have to use

a: "first"

inside objects.

answered Jan 09 '13 at 09:21

micha

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I suggest you reserve i and j for arrays and some other letter (I use o) for objects – mplungjan Jan 09 '13 at 09:23
@micha:Yeah i did try that! it says undefined! – user1519703 Jan 09 '13 at 09:27
Can you add the code you have tried? – micha Jan 09 '13 at 09:31
i tried printing the value like: for(var i in some_Object){ alert(some_Object[i]); console.log(some_Object[i]); } – user1519703 Jan 09 '13 at 16:46

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 09 '13 at 09:23

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You should just be able to call some_object.a to get a, some_object.b to get b, etc.

You shouldn't be seeing var inside an object like that though. Object notation tends to look like this:

var some_object = {
    a: "first",
    b: "second"
}

Note, no var declarations, and a comma is used after every property of the object except the last.

answered Jan 09 '13 at 09:23

guypursey

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I actually tried a few things and found an answer: var no_of_variables = Object.keys(some_object); thank you everyone for helping! – user1519703 Jan 09 '13 at 16:50

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