[javascript] how to add key value pair in the JSON object already declared

I have declared a JSON Object and added some key value pair in that like:

var obj  = {};

and added some data into it like:

obj = {
"1":"aa",
"2":"bb"
};

But I want to add more key value pair in the same object, if I add key value pair same above mentioned then it replace the old one. So could any one please tell me how I can append data in the same JSON Object i.e. obj.

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The answer is


Hi I add key and value to each object

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you can do try lodash

Example code for json object:

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    var user = {'user':'barney','age':36};
    user["newKey"] = true;
    console.log(user);
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<script src="lodash.js"></script>
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for json array elements

Example code:

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var users = [
  { 'user': 'barney', 'age': 36 },
  { 'user': 'fred',   'age': 40 }
];

users.map(i=>{i["newKey"] = true});

console.log(users);
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possible duplicate , best way to achieve same as stated below:

function getKey(key) {
  return `${key}`;
}

var obj = {key1: "value1", key2: "value2", [getKey('key3')]: "value3"};

https://stackoverflow.com/a/47405116/3510511


Please try following simple operations on a json, insert/update/push:

var movie_json = {
                    "id": 100,
                 };

//to insert new key/value to movie_json
movie_json['name'] = 'Harry Potter';
console.log("new key: " + movie_json);

//to update a key/value in movie_json
movie_json['id'] = 101;
console.log("updated key: " +movie_json);

//adding a json array to movie_json and push a new item.
movie_json['movies']=["The Philosopher's Stone"];
movie_json['movies'].push('The Chamber of Secrets');
console.log(movie_json);

You can use dot notation or bracket notation ...

var obj = {};
obj = {
  "1": "aa",
  "2": "bb"
};

obj.another = "valuehere";
obj["3"] = "cc";

Object assign copies one or more source objects to the target object. So we could use Object.assign here.

Syntax: Object.assign(target, ...sources)

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You can add more key value pair in the same object without replacing old ones in following way:

var obj = {};

obj = {
"1": "aa",
"2": "bb"
};

obj["3"] = "cc";

Below is the code and jsfiddle link to sample demo that will add more key value pairs to the already existed obj on clicking of button:

var obj = {
    "1": "aa",
    "2": "bb"
};

var noOfItems = Object.keys(obj).length;

$('#btnAddProperty').on('click', function() {
    noOfItems++;
    obj[noOfItems] = $.trim($('#txtName').val());
    console.log(obj);
});

https://jsfiddle.net/shrawanlakhe/78yd9a8L/4/