split a javascript object in to a key value array

Question

Trying to split a javascript object in to a hash array.. I have to split the contents inside the array based on the occurrence of symbol"|"

my input array looks like

{
      "testFieldNames": ["testNumber", "testName", "testDate1", "testDate2"]
},
"data": [
    "4|Sam|2012-02-10T00:00Z",
    "0|Wallace|1970-01-01T00:00Z|2012-02-10T00:00Z"
 ]
};

and the expected output is [{"testNumber" : "4", "testName" : "Sam", "testDate1" : "2012-02-10T00:00Z", "testDate2" : "0"},{"testNumber" : "0", "testName" : "Wallace", "testDate1" : "1970-01-01T00:00Z", "testDate2" : "2012-02-10T00:00Z"}]

This is what I've tried.. but it is not complete.

http://jsfiddle.net/Dwfg6/1/

xdazz · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-11 13:39:27Z

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var header = responseData.header.testFieldNames,
    length = header.length,
    result;
result = responseData.data.map(function(el) {
    var ret = {}, data = el.split('|'), i;
    for (i=0; i < length; i++) {
      ret[header[i]] = data[i];
    }
    return ret;
});

console.log(result);

The demo. (Note: you may use jQuery.map methods instead for old browsers.)

edited Oct 11, 2012 at 13:39

answered Oct 11, 2012 at 11:20

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Xitalogy Over a year ago

Nice. len is unused. Maybe 'use strict' in the function? @xdazz

Salketer · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-11 11:24:06Z

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You were close...

http://jsfiddle.net/Dwfg6/4/

answered Oct 11, 2012 at 11:24

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Diode · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-11 11:47:02Z

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var responseData = {
    "header": {
        "testFieldNames": ["testNumber", "testName", "testDate1", "testDate2"]
    },
    "data": [
        "4|Sam|2012-02-10T00:00Z|2012-02-10T00:00Z",
        "0|Wallace|1970-01-01T00:00Z|2012-02-10T00:00Z"
        ]
};


function buildData(fields, data) {
    var output = [];
    if (fields && fields.length && data && data.length) {
        for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
            var row = data[i].split("|");
            output[i] = {};
            while (row.length) {
                output[i][fields[4 - row.length]] = row.shift();
            }
        }
    }
    return output;
}

console.log(buildData(responseData.header.testFieldNames, responseData.data));

fiddle : http://jsfiddle.net/FjJse/1/

edited Oct 11, 2012 at 11:47

answered Oct 11, 2012 at 11:36

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Xitalogy · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-11 12:16:17Z

My answer:

fiddle

function mapData (data) {
    'use strict';

    var result=[];
    var i, j;
    var values = [];
    var resultObj;

    for(i=0; i < data.testFieldValues.length; i += 1) {
        values = data.testFieldValues[i].split("|");
        resultObj = {};
        for(j = 0; j < data.testFieldNames.length; j += 1) {
            resultObj[data.testFieldNames[j]] = values[j];
        }
        result.push(resultObj);
    }
    return result;
}

//$(document).ready(function() {
//    'use strict';

    var data = {testFieldNames: ["testNumber", "testName", "testDate1", "testDate2"],
                testFieldValues: [
                    "4|Sam|2012-02-10T00:00Z|2012-02-10T00:00Z",
                    "0|Wallace|1970-01-01T00:00Z|2012-02-10T00:00Z"
                ]
               };

    console.log(mapData(data));
//});
    /*Expected Output [{"testNumber" : "4", "testName" : "Sam", "testDate1" : "2012-02-10T00:00Z", "testDate2" : "2012-02-10T00:00Z"},{"testNumber" : "0", "testName" : "Wallace", "testDate1" : "1970-01-01T00:00Z", "testDate2" : "2012-02-10T00:00Z"}]*/

Hit F12 in Chrome to see console, or open FireBug in FireFox or LadyBug in Opera, etc.

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