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Javascript object property gets updated on assignment [duplicate]

I have created a JavaScript object like below - var objtvar = {defaultPoints: [[0,0],[0,-10],[2.5, -10], [2.5, -10],[5, -10],[5,0]]} I need to assign the defaultPoints property to another array and ...
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Different JS Namespace declarations

I wonder, are the following code example the same? Version 1: var myNamespace = {}; myNamespace.say = function() {...} Version 2 (JS-Fiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/542wbkat/) : var myNamespace = new ...
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Illustrator CS6 tracingoptions maxColors not working?

I am using extendscript to create a script for CS6. I have reffered to the PDF here: http://wwwimages.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/pdf/illustrator/scripting/cs6/Illustrator-Scripting-...
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Accessing 'this' inside an independent function in a Constructor

I have a Dog Constructor as follows: var Dog = function(name,type) { this.name = name; this.type = type; this.normalObjFunc = function() { this.name = "kl"; } var retfunc = ...
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JavaScript Prototype Object.create

I have two version code let Animal = function() { } Animal.prototype.voice = "Miau" let Cat = function() { } Cat.prototype = Object.create(Animal.prototype); ...
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Ionic2 private property in a class always empty even if set in that class

I'm new with Ionic2, and TypeScript and try to play with Classes, properties, getters and setters. My first class just initialize some datas in a webSQL database and expose methods that retrieve infos,...
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Returning an object from a function in JavaScript

I have a function that returns an object in javascript. The objects returned are instances of a "messagePack" that I want to send to the server. Each messagePack will be different. E.g.: function ...
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Trying to understand scoping within two short JavaScript functions

What is the difference between the following two JavaScript functions? I know variables declared with var are local inside the function, and if declared withthis` keyword are exposed to outer word. is ...
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How to access object property in module.exports

I am curious about how to access another object property in module.exports. here is the case : module.exports = { text: 'abcd', index: (req, res)=>{ console.log(text) <-- ...
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Generate an internal structure (filling) for an object defined in an .off file [closed]

Among many formats used for 3d representations of objects the .OFF (DEC object file) is one of the simplest. a) Consider the problem of generating an internal structure (filling) for an object defined ...
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How to dynamically change the key names of object properties in an array

I have an array of objects, like so: arr = [{"timeslot":"6am7am","AVG(Monday)":10,"AVG(Tuesday)":11,"AVG(Wednesday)":7}] Each object will always contain the "timeslot" property, and can contain any ...
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React component DOM not updating

I have an array of objects. Each object represents a product and they are added and removed from this array and the DOM reflects this properly. Problem is when I update one of the properties of these ...
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Iterating through an objects values

Im working with OOP and looking at how to iterate through an objects values, as an example, this code: var numbers = { one: "number one", two: "number two", three: "number three", ...
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javascript object of object from json with angular - data not returned correctly [duplicate]

I have code that I fetch data from json file return $http.get(serviceBase + 'Airlines.json').then(function (results) { findAirport([results.data]); // will return later } ...
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Is it safe in Javascript to assume the existence of “constructor” property on variables with values other than “null” or “undefined”?

I was wondering if it is safe to assume that in JavaScript a variable will always have a "constructor" property if its value is not "null" or "undefined". I ran into a situation where I had to check ...
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How to iterate an array of objects and group the property values by their key name?

I have an array of objects named data, like so: data = [{"timeslot":"7pm-8pm","Monday":60,"Tuesday":55}, {"timeslot":"8pm-9pm","Monday":70,"Tuesday":60}, {"timeslot":"9pm-10pm","...
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I need to write a cycle, that will fill object in object

I have this code that makes array, but I need object in object: var testInfoObj = { "test_id": test_id, "iblock_id": iblock_id } var answerObj = { "question": question, "question_id": ...
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HTML element attached to JS object

I just stater a bit of OOJS but I can't get my head around one thing, making an object for and HTML element and adding events to it. For practice sake I had an idea to make inputs that can be ...
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Strange calling on object [closed]

When I was roaming the internet and learning JS, i found this code and I am a bit confused. function escapeChars (testString) { var map = { '&': '&amp;', '<': '&lt;', ...
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How to reference an array dynamically using the name of an object's property

I want to iterate an object's properties, and push the value of each property to an array sharing the property's name. How can I reference the array name dynamically using the name of a property? ...
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Cannot read property 'decomposeTextShadow' of undefined [duplicate]

I have the following object: var decomposer = { decomposeColor: function(color) { }, removeColor: function(code) { }, decomposeTextShadow: function(code) { ...
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How do I apply methods from a constructor object to an arbitrary object [duplicate]

I have a constructor object that has various fields; For a simple example, say function Person(id, name) { this.id = id; this.name = name; etc. this.someFunction = function(xxx) {...} } Now, ...
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how can i check whether which kind of function is they are and how can clear the clearIntervals if exists

1) How can i check which kind of javascript function is ? In this below code.i have assign idlecheck to the setInterval function, normally we have check the function in javascript as below. if (...
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Want to write code to fetch data from nested javaScript object

var obj = [{ name: "Vi jay", age: 20, marks : {s1:50,s2:60,s3:30,s4:70,s5:80,s6:45,s7:34}; }, { name: "ram", age: 20, marks : {s1:50,s2:60,s3:45,s4:70,s5:20,s6:45,s7:34}; },...
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How to pass a variable in replace function

I have been using the replace function since long to remove the classes from JavaScript, Now I was making the JavaScript function for that through which, I can pass an element and the class name to ...
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Why clearInterval not clearing the setInterval timer

i have creating an simple Timer service.In the timer service, i am monitoring the user for each minute. while page load,have set 3 minutes to get an alert to logout and before 1 minute which means 2 ...
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Getting the sum of the values of the properties of an object

I'm looking to take the result of a survey that I created using JSON, add up the values associated with the objects from that survey in order to produce a sum. However, I am unsure of how to call upon ...
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Console says typeof variable is object, but is somehow undefined [duplicate]

I'm trying to take an object and extract some contents into a new variable, but I'm running into undefined variable issues. Below is my code: <script src="https://apis.google.com/js/api.js"><...
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How can I upload file with desire with path use value in type=“file” ???

I want to uploud file with on desire path using post method in form is that possible.. <form action="example.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data"> I have a <input type="file" id=...
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Extraction of string using regex in javascript

I have a string of the following format: "hello(%npm%)hi" My goal is to split the string into three parts a) hello b) (%npm%) c) hi I am using regex as follows: var myString = "hello(%npm%)hi"....
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Retrieve nested objects JavaScript

My object from Firebase when I console.log: Object {AW: Object, Qdoba: Object} Then under the restaurant titles of AW and Qdoba, I have title and address which I can expand on and see in my console. ...
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Can't iterate over my array/object. Javascript, React Native

I really don't understand what could be going on here. So I have a function which takes a 2d array and a string and iterates through the 2d array and checks if any subarrays contain the string. But ...
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JS: Javascript closure issue in prototype instance

As for a JS-newbie, I'm struggling with JS-closure. Googled enough, though can't understand why "this" is not available in "store" function. Any help will be appreciated: ;(function (win) { var _af = ...
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typescript object property has data, parent object shows same property as empty

I'm seeing some strange behavior where an array which is the property of an object appears populated when logged to the console (and used in other places), but when the parent object is logged, it ...
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Looking for replace Object.entries() with ReactJS

I created such a code (and it works locally in Google Chrome but doesn't work on AWS) : parameters: { 'forces': 100, 'hit': 5, 'defense': 5 } <Parameters params={this....
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How to properly un-nest and flatten an array of javascript objects with an array inside them (X-amount of times)

I'm currently working with an array of javascript objects with X-amount of array's with the same type of object inside it, in a specific property (in this case, 'modelChildren') I would like to ...
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Change JQuery code to Vanila Javascript

I want this code in vanila javascript and this is my code : $("html, body").animate({ scrollTop: $(document).height() }, 1000); thx
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Typescript Convert Object to Array - because *ngFor does not supports iteration of object

I don't want to use for loop to convert Object to Array like this! If doubled the process and slow down the performance of app (I'm using Ionic2 and Typescript, with Firebase) for(let key in data) { ...
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How do you put the last character 1st in a string [closed]

The R is displaying last in the string initially it must display first how can I put the last character before the number value in the string so that it can display at the beginning of the value ...
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How do you iterate over a JavaScript object's properties like an array?

I don't mean using a for loop using the keys. For example if you had an array like: var fruitArray = ["Apples", "Bananas", "Coconuts"], curFruit = 0; You could "iterate" over that using ...
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filter items from an array of javascript objects

I have a map of the form, var map1 = {123 : true, 345: false, 456:true} ; where 123, 345, 456 are ids with status 'true' or 'false'. Now, based on the boolean status of the ids above, I need to ...
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creating new object from other

only first way of creating object in javascript is letting me create new object from it. second and third way of creating object are throwing error can someone tell me why this is happening. and let ...
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Window.closed function works even before closing the window

I am opening a window from a page ( parent), using the openPopup() function. when the child window closes, I need some activity in the parent window. Some of the IE browsers, this is not functioning ...
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asynchronous javascript isn't synchronous it doesnt wait for array processes complete on drop event

Problem is below I have a arr_x array.And I call "call_when_drop" function like below <body ondrop="call_when_drop(event,this);" ></body> Then it begin to create array elements.when I ...
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How to simulate a dataTransfer object? [duplicate]

I would like to simulate a file drop on a window. I can replace the File object with a Blob. To launch the event, I use zone.dispatchEvent(new DragEvent('drop', {dataTransfer: __________})) The ...
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understanding prototype or Map.prototype in javascript [duplicate]

understanding Map.prototype javascript Hi all... I have gone through many example and tutorials to understand what Map.prototype actually represents.. in some blogs i saw that it represents Map ...
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Vending Machine not returning change

This is a Code Wars kata: Vending Machine Here, I'm trying to simulate a vending machine. So far, I can return coins if the credit inserted is not enough, and I can get the machine to tell me how ...
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Could you explain me this block of code? (Contact List)

I'm studying JavaScript on my own and I started by reading tutorials and books (like Eloquent) and articles (on Medium for example). I'm also doing some free courses, two in particular: freeCodeCamp ...
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Output my JSON data before I use Firebase $save or $add in console?

I've been trying to debug for hours a Firebase rule problem and was wondering if there is something easier available. My problem is that I save my firebaseObject with $save (or create with $add) and ...
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How to create new object in javascript from variables? [closed]

I am having problem with creating the new object. I have this constructor: var persons = []; function Person(first, last, age) { this.firstName = first; this.lastName = last; this.age = ...