# object-path-set

**Repository Path**: mirrors_skratchdot/object-path-set

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: object-path-set
- **Description**: set values in javascript objects by specifying a path
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-09-25
- **Last Updated**: 2026-05-24

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

# object-path-set

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## Description

set values in javascript objects by specifying a path.

if the path doesn't exist yet, it will be created.

by using this library, you can help prevent the following error from occurring:

```
Cannot set property 'foo' of undefined
```

NOTE: I've re-written / used this function so many different times, I decided to publish it
as a module.

## Getting Started

Install the module with: `npm install --save object-path-set`

```javascript
var setPath = require('object-path-set');
var obj = { foo: { bar: 'baz' } };
obj = setPath(obj, 'foo.bar', 'newValue'); // result: {foo:{bar:'newValue'}}
obj = setPath(obj, 'foo.invalidKey', 'cool'); // result: {foo:{bar:'newValue',invalidKey: 'cool'}}
obj = setPath(obj, 'foo|bar', 'again', '|'); // result: {foo:{bar:'again',invalidKey: 'cool'}}
```

## Links

- [Source Code](https://github.com/skratchdot/object-path-set)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/skratchdot/object-path-set/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Live example on Runkit](https://npm.runkit.com/object-path-set)

## Contributors

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## License

Copyright (c) 2014 skratchdot  
Licensed under the MIT license.