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JavaScript Node.js Basics (2014) Building a Command Line Application Parsing JSON

Taylor Laine
Taylor Laine
9,629 Points
Posted by Taylor Laine
Taylor Laine
9,629 Points

How to pull C# from profile object

To pull the JavaScript points: profile.points.JavaScript This works just fine.

But when I try to pull information for C#. profile.points.C# I get and error as expected with the # symbol

What is the syntax to pull this information?

1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,414 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,414 Points

When there are characters illegal for the dot notation you have to use array notation with the name as a string:

profile.points['C#'];
Taylor Laine
Taylor Laine
9,629 Points
Taylor Laine
Taylor Laine
9,629 Points

Fantastic I was unaware of that. That is great information thank you so much!