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Benjamin Bonenfant
4,724 PointsGrateful if someone could lend an eye to help me understand how to add properties to an object in JS...
I need to add a fullName property to an object containing both a firstName and lastName property, though I feel like I'm missing something in my code. Here's what I have at the moment:
function addFullNameProperty(obj) { var fullName = obj['firstName'] + ' ' + obj['lastName']; obj.fullName; return obj; } var names = { firstName: 'Jade', lastName: 'Smith' }; addFullNameProperty(names);
I have tried so many variations of this, I don't know which is even closest now. I know it's a basic thing, but I'm not seeing it. Thanks for your time!
2 Answers
Robert Gulley
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 10,722 PointsHi Benjamin -
You are very close. In order to add the fullName property to your object, all you need to do is take the name of your object and add a period, and then the object you are trying to create. For example:
obj.fullName = obj["firstName"] + " " + obj["lastName"];
This can also be accomplished with the following code:
obj["fullName"] = obj["firstName"] + " " + obj["lastName"];
So, when you finish, your code would look like this:
function addFullNameProperty(obj) {
obj.fullName = obj["firstName"] + " " + obj["lastName"];
}
var names = { firstName: "Jade", lastName: "Smith" };
addFullNameProperty(names);
Hope this helps!
Benjamin Bonenfant
4,724 PointsThank you for your time, Robert, that was very helpful, just what I needed! Be well.