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JavaScript

Posted by brandonlind2
brandonlind2
7,823 Points

Are there any methods that turn an object property name into a string?

so for example if I have a person object, can I call one of its properties in a variable and turn the property name into a string?

var person={
                    sam: {age:30, 
                              job: 'accountant'},
                   alex: {age: 25,
                             job: 'store manager'}
                 }


var name= person.alex. possibleMethodImLookingFor();

1 Answer

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points
Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points

So, to be clear, you're trying to take an Object and represent it as a String, right? You could try using JSON#stringify, like this:

var person = {sam: {age: 30, job: "accountant"}, alex: {age: 25, job: "store manager"}}

var alexString = JSON.stringify(person.alex);
//alexString will be '{"age":25,"job":"store manager"}'

If you want to turn it back into an Object, you could use JSON#parse, like this:

//Using alexString from the previous example
var alex = JSON.parse(alexString);
//alex will be {age: 25, job: "store manager"}