How to get a nested property of an object with dot notation
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/* | |
* Returns the value of a property in a nested object. | |
* | |
* @param {Object} sourceObject | |
* @param {string} dotNotationPath | |
* @returns {*} | |
* | |
*/ | |
function getPropValue(sourceObject, dotNotationPath) { | |
let returnData = sourceObject; | |
dotNotationPath.split(".").forEach(subPath => { | |
returnData = returnData[subPath] || `Property ${subPath} not found`; | |
}); | |
return returnData; | |
} |
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