assign-value

assign-value

Assign a value or extend a deeply nested property of an object using object path notation.

Install

Install with npm

$ npm i assign-value --save

Usage

var assign = require('assign-value');

var obj = {};
assign(obj, 'foo', {a: 'b'})
// obj.foo ==> {a: 'b'}

var obj = {foo: {a: 'b'}};
assign(obj, 'foo', {c: 'd'})
// obj.foo ==> {a: 'b', c: 'd'}

var obj = {};
assign(obj, 'a.b.c', {one: 'two'});
assign(obj, 'a.b.c', {three: 'four'});
// obj.a.b.c ==> {one: 'two', three: 'four'}

Related projects

• get-value: Use property paths ( a.b.c) to get a nested value from an object. | homepage
• has-value: Returns true if a value exists, false if empty. Works with deeply nested values using… more | homepage
• set-value: Create nested values and any intermediaries using dot notation ('a.b.c') paths. | homepage
• union-value: Set an array of unique values as the property of an object. Supports setting deeply… more | homepage

Running tests

Install dev dependencies:

$ npm i -d && npm test

Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.

Author

Jon Schlinkert

• github/jonschlinkert
• twitter/jonschlinkert

License

Copyright © 2015 Jon Schlinkert Released under the MIT license.

This file was generated by verb-cli on October 02, 2015.