Construct a JavaScript object dynamically

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I want to populate an array of objects, so that the array should be attached to a grid. This is the format that I require:

data.push({ id: 1, values: { "country": "uk", "age": 33, "name": "Duke", "firstname": "Patience", "height": 1.842, "email": "[email protected]", "lastvisit": "11\/12\/2002" } });

I have key-value pairs of values, I am not sure exactly how would I be constructing the above object in a loop...??

EDIT:

I have this so far, but I am only adding values, not their respective keys:

var recordValues = [];
//for loop iterator
recordValues.push(colValues[colCount]);
//end for

data.push({ id: recordID, values: recordValues });

colValues contain the following: "uk", 33, "Duke"...all the possible values in an object..

Can you show us the structure of the data you're starting with? — Anthony Grist
– Anthony Grist, Commented Apr 8, 2013 at 10:27
You should have a look at this answer: stackoverflow.com/a/351723/218196. — Felix Kling
– Felix Kling, Commented Apr 8, 2013 at 10:36
@faizanjehangir What I really want to see is what colValues looks like; without knowing that it's difficult to tell how you go from that to the structure you want. — Anthony Grist
– Anthony Grist, Commented Apr 8, 2013 at 10:38

azz · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-08 10:33:39Z

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If understand you correctly:

var data = [];
for (var i = 0; i < people.length; i++) {
    var person = people[i];
    data.push({ 
        id : i + 1,
        values : { 
            country : person.country, 
            age : person.age, 
            name : person.surname, 
            firstname : person.firstname, 
            height : person.height, 
            email : person.email,
            lastvisit : person.lastvisit 
        }
    });
}

answered Apr 8, 2013 at 10:33

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faizanjehangir Over a year ago

Yes, this is what is needed, but I need an object encapsulate all the fields of values..

Mithun Sreedharan · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-08 10:40:39Z

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for (var key in keyValuePairs) {
  if (keyValuePairs.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
    data.push({ id: key, values:keyValuePairs[key]);
  }
}

hasOwnProperty filters out prototype properties

edited Apr 8, 2013 at 10:40

answered Apr 8, 2013 at 10:35

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nemo · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-08 10:30:13Z

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You could do something like this:

var recordValues = [];
for (var value in colValues) {
   recordValues.push(colValues[value]);
}

data.push({ id: recordID, values: recordValues });

answered Apr 8, 2013 at 10:30

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