Adding items to object in pure JavaScript

Question

I have an object like this, and I want to simply add items to it using pure JavaScript. Because the following object is not an array and it has name defined.

Such as "John" and further age and feedback. How can I add similar object to it in Javascript?

var emps = {
  "John": {
    "age": "30",
    "feedback": "There is a reason behind this"

  },
  "Amy": {
    "age": "22",
    "userComment": "No reasons"

  }
};

I want to add Rob now to it keeping the structure same but through JavaScript code.

"Rob": {
  "age": "42",
  "userComment": "No reasons"
}
emps.push() //Something to it. I am confused with it the "Name" being id.

It should become:

var emps = {
  "John": {
    "age": "30",
    "feedback": "There is a reason behind this"

  },
  "Amy": {
    "age": "22",
    "userComment": "No reasons"

  },
  "Rob": {
    "age": "42",
    "userComment": "No reasons"

  }
};

There is no such thing as a _JSON Object_. JSON is _always_ a string — Mulan, Feb 28 '19 at 16:03
Please learn [the difference between JSON and Object Literal Notation](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2904131/what-is-the-difference-between-json-and-object-literal-notation). — str, Feb 28 '19 at 16:04
`emps.Jane = { age: "50", comment: "" }`. What is the issue here? Please create a [mcve] — adiga, Feb 28 '19 at 16:06
Your question is unclear. What is the exact result that you are trying to achieve? — str, Feb 28 '19 at 16:06
Push is for Arrays. You want `emps["Rob"] = { "age": "42", "userComment": "No reasons" }` — mplungjan, Feb 28 '19 at 16:15

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 28 '19 at 16:20

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emps["Alice"] ={"age":30,"feedback":"Hello"};

Take on consideration your exposed code has bad construction.

emps.push() should work if you do a well formed array.

edited Feb 28 '19 at 16:20

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answered Feb 28 '19 at 16:14

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Adding items to object in pure JavaScript

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