JSON access children in plain javascript

Question

I have the following, simple JSON structure:

{
"a": {
    "value1": "w",
    "value2": "x"
},
"b": {
    "value1": "w",
    "value2": "x"
},
"c": {
    "value1": "w",
    "value2": "x"
}

}

...the desired output is as follows:

{
{
    "value1": "w",
    "value2": "x"
},
{
    "value1": "w",
    "value2": "x"
},
{
    "value1": "w",
    "value2": "x"
}

}

It would have to be plain Javascript (no jQuery). Thanks in advance.

So the result is a dictionary or a list? It looks like it should be a list. — fafl, Feb 16 '17 at 11:54
...the result would pretty much JSON without the parent nodes. Children content from the original version only. — tom33pr, Feb 16 '17 at 11:56

Nina Scholz · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-16T12:01:21.457

1

You could use the keys and map the values.

var object = { a: { value1: "w", value2: "x" }, b: { value1: "w", value2: "x" }, c: { value1: "w", value2: "x" } },
    array = Object.keys(object).map(function (key) { return object[key]; });

console.log(array);

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With upcoming ES7 Object.values, you could use just the result.

var object = { a: { value1: "w", value2: "x" }, b: { value1: "w", value2: "x" }, c: { value1: "w", value2: "x" } },
    array = Object.values(object);

console.log(array);

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edited Feb 16 '17 at 12:01

answered Feb 16 '17 at 11:55

Nina Scholz

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@fafl, right, too much thinking ... – Nina Scholz Feb 16 '17 at 12:02
Thanks, this is enough :) – tom33pr Feb 16 '17 at 12:07

JSON access children in plain javascript

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