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JavaScript: Assigns default values for all properties in an object that are undefined

JavaScript fundamental (ES6 Syntax): Exercise-247 with Solution

Write a JavaScript program that assigns default values for all properties in an object that are undefined.

  • Use Object.assign() to create a new empty object and copy the original one to maintain key order.
  • Use Array.prototype.reverse() and the spread operator (...) to combine the default values from left to right.
  • Finally, use obj again to overwrite properties that originally had a value.

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

//#Source https://bit.ly/2neWfJ2 
const defaults = (obj, ...defs) => Object.assign({}, obj, ...defs.reverse(), obj);
console.log(defaults({ a: 1 }, { b: 2 }, { b: 6 }, { a: 3 }));

Sample Output:

{"a":1,"b":2}

Flowchart:

flowchart: Assigns default values for all properties in an object that are undefined.

Live Demo:

See the Pen javascript-basic-exercise-247-1 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.


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JavaScript: Tips of the Day

Checking if a key exists in a JavaScript object?

Checking for undefined-ness is not an accurate way of testing whether a key exists. What if the key exists but the value is actually undefined?

var obj = { key: undefined };
obj["key"] !== undefined // false, but the key exists!

You should instead use the in operator:

"key" in obj // true, regardless of the actual value

If you want to check if a key doesn't exist, remember to use parenthesis:

!("key" in obj) // true if "key" doesn't exist in object
!"key" in obj   // ERROR!  Equivalent to "false in obj"

Or, if you want to particularly test for properties of the object instance (and not inherited properties), use hasOwnProperty:

obj.hasOwnProperty("key") // true

Checking for undefined-ness is not an accurate way of testing whether a key exists. What if the key exists but the value is actually undefined? var obj = { key: undefined }; obj["key"] !== undefined // false, but the key exists! You should instead use the in operator: "key" in obj // true, regardless of the actual value If you want to check if a key doesn't exist, remember to use parenthesis: !("key" in obj) // true if "key" doesn't exist in object !"key" in obj // ERROR! Equivalent to "false in obj" Or, if you want to particularly test for properties of the object instance (and not inherited properties), use hasOwnProperty: obj.hasOwnProperty("key") // true For performance comparison between the methods that are in, hasOwnProperty and key is undefined.

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