Variable assignment using dynamic object restructuring

Question

I have a local state object that looks will look like this:

state:{
   pickup:{
      blah: stuff
    }
}

OR

state:{
   dropoff:{
      blah: stuff
    }
}

What I am trying to do is grab either the pickup or dropoff object and set it to some other variable.

This is being done in a function that is passing in whichever type we are attempting to pull off.

tl;dr How can I do something like const location = this.state.[locationType] where locationType is passed into my function.

If `locationType` is a string, just drop the `.` and do `const location = this.state[locationType]` — Nicholas Tower, Nov 15 '17 at 19:54
@Ted sorry, maybe I was unclear. Both `pickup` and `dropoff` exist in state, I am just attempting to access a particular one that is designated by a particular component. — Nobody, Nov 15 '17 at 20:00

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 15 '17 at 20:13

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Following @Nick Tower's comment,

const location = this.state[locationType]

produced the desired result.

answered Nov 15 '17 at 20:13

Nobody

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