Is it possible to add values from array to object properties?

Question

Is it possible to map values from array to javascript object?

Let's say that we have array like this

var cars = ["Saab", "Volvo", "BMW"];

and an object

let someObject = {
SAAB: null,
VOLVO: null,
BMW: null
}

And I want to map values from array to object to output it like this:

let someObject = {
    SAAB: "Saab",
    VOLVO: "Volvo",
    BMW: "BMW"
    }

I tried something along this lines but failed miserably

for (let key of Object.entries(someObject)) {
  for (let index = 0; index < cars.length; index++) {
    key = cars[index];
  }
}

Also, I tried this solution but somehow I missed something and it mapped only last value

for (var key in someObject) {
  for (var car in cars) {
    someObject[key] = cars[car]
  }
}
console.log(someObject)

{SAAB: "BMW", VOLVO: "BMW", BMW: "BMW"}

Emeeus · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-02T01:23:09.147

3

If the relationship is the order you could use for in and shift()

var cars = ["Saab", "Volvo", "BMW"];

let someObject = {
SAAB: null,
VOLVO: null,
BMW: null
}


for(let p in someObject){
    someObject[p] = cars.shift()
}

console.log(someObject)

Order in a For in loop is not guaranteed by ECMAScript specification, but see this, either way order probably is not the best way to relation things.

edited Sep 02 '18 at 01:23

answered Sep 02 '18 at 00:37

Emeeus

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True, it's correct. We only need to declare p variable otherwise we get reference error. Like this: `for (let p in someObject) { someObject[p] = cars.shift() }` – Svinjica Sep 02 '18 at 00:49
In this case, it's the same, but it's better declare p – Emeeus Sep 02 '18 at 00:59
what about not sorted array? – аlex dykyі Sep 02 '18 at 01:02
@аlexdykyі we need some relation. I guess in this case the order, but could be the strings or other thing. – Emeeus Sep 02 '18 at 01:05
@Emeeus it's not a answer, please fix your code or remove answer – аlex dykyі Sep 02 '18 at 01:06
@alexdykyi why should I fix my code? I'm saying in certain circumstances this is the solution, just as Gigi answer. – Emeeus Sep 02 '18 at 01:21

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 02 '18 at 01:09

If you want to map even though the relationship between the two objects might not be the order you can something like this:

for(let car of cars){
someObject[car.toUpperCase()] = car;
}

Which eventually fixes any missing values in the object. Also you can add a check so that only pre-existing values in the object get their value assigned:

for(let car of cars){
if(someObject[car.toUpperCase()])
    someObject[car.toUpperCase()] = car;
}

Is it possible to add values from array to object properties?

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