Get the first key name of a JavaScript object
JavascriptJavascript Problem Overview
Let's assume we have the following JavaScript object:
ahash = {"one": [1,2,3], "two": [4,5,6]}
Is there a function that returns the first key name for the given object?
From the example above I want to get one
as a result of that function.
Javascript Solutions
Solution 1 - Javascript
In Javascript you can do the following:
Object.keys(ahash)[0];
Solution 2 - Javascript
You can query the content of an object, per its array position.
For instance:
let obj = {plainKey: 'plain value'};
let firstKey = Object.keys(obj)[0]; // "plainKey"
let firstValue = Object.values(obj)[0]; // "plain value"
/* or */
let [key, value] = Object.entries(obj)[0]; // ["plainKey", "plain value"]
console.log(key); // "plainKey"
console.log(value); // "plain value"
Solution 3 - Javascript
There's no such thing as the "first" key in a hash (Javascript calls them objects). They are fundamentally unordered. Do you mean just choose any single key:
for (var k in ahash) {
break
}
// k is a key in ahash.
Solution 4 - Javascript
If you decide to use Underscore.js you better do
_.values(ahash)[0]
to get value, or
_.keys(ahash)[0]
to get key.
Solution 5 - Javascript
Try this:
for (var firstKey in ahash) break;
alert(firstKey); // 'one'
Solution 6 - Javascript
With Underscore.js, you could do
_.find( {"one": [1,2,3], "two": [4,5,6]} )
It will return [1,2,3]
Solution 7 - Javascript
I use Lodash for defensive coding reasons.
In particular, there are cases where I do not know if there will or will not be any properties in the object I'm trying to get the key for.
A "fully defensive" approach with Lodash would use both keys as well as get:
const firstKey = _.get(_.keys(ahash), 0);
Solution 8 - Javascript
you can put your elements into an array and hash at the same time.
var value = [1,2,3];
ahash = {"one": value};
array.push(value);
array can be used to get values by their order and hash could be used to get values by their key. just be be carryfull when you remove and add elements.