How would I push a variable into an object value's name?

Question

I am using a database and I want to store items that a user has in an object. How would I push a variable's value into a name of an object's value?

Code example:

let item = 'test'
items.push({item: other})

In your specific case: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Object_initializer#computed_property_names , or just `items.push({item});`, when you need to assign `other` to `item`. — Teemu, Jun 24 '21 at 08:54
What is `items` in this scenario and how would you like it to look after you've done the "push"? I'd like to understand your requirements but I don't — byxor, Jun 24 '21 at 08:56

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 24 '21 at 08:57

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You can set the key of an object to be the value of a variable like this:

let item = 'test';
items.push({[item]: "foobar"});

Your result will look like this: {test: "foobar"}

answered Jun 24 '21 at 08:57

Nils Fahle

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 24 '21 at 08:57

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Is this what you are looking for?

let item = "test";
let items = [];
items.push({
  [item]: "other"
})

console.log(items);

answered Jun 24 '21 at 08:57

Behemoth

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