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JavaScript JavaScript Objects Loop Through Objects Use `for in` to Loop Through an Object's Properties

Euan Canoy
Euan Canoy
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Posted by Euan Canoy
Euan Canoy
918 Points

How to access object within object using for in

If I had an object within an object, would I use bracket notation twice.

Ex.

For (key in person) For (name in key) Console.log(person[key][name])

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

The key itself would not be the inner object, but the value associated with it would.
So for the inner loop you might write:
ā€ƒ for (name in person[key])

But note that the double loop would only make sense if every property of the outer object was another object.