JavaScript API utility methods for managing arrays and objects.
Use these methods to format data as arrays and objects.
formatDataAsArray()
Formats data as an array of objects or an array of arrays.
Syntax
formatDataAsArray(data, outputArrayOfArrays)
data required
An object to convert to an array.
outputArrayOfArrays optional
A boolean to specify whether to return an array of arrays. Defaults to "false".
Return value
An array of objects or an array of arrays.
Example
Format data returned from a SQL query as an array, where each item represents one row of the query result.
formatDataAsArray({
id: [2, 5],
first_name: ["Rosemary", "Elizabeth"],
last_name: ["Rogers", "Meets"],
});
[
{
"id": 2,
"first_name": "Rosemary",
"last_name": "Rogers"
},
{
"id": 5,
"first_name": "Elizabeth",
"last_name": "Meets"
}
]
formatDataAsObject()
Formats data as object.
Syntax
formatDataAsObject(data)
data required
An array to convert to an object.
Return value
An object containing data.
Example
Return a Table component's changesetArray property, an array, as an object grouped by common keys.
formatDataAsObject([
{
"id": 2,
"first_name": "Rosemary",
"last_name": "Rogers",
},
{
"id": 5,
"first_name": "Elizabeth",
"last_name": "Meets",
},
]);
{
id: [2, 5],
first_name: ["Rosemary", "Elizabeth"],
last_name: ["Rogers", "Meets"],
}