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KhoPhi
KhoPhi

Reputation: 9517

Firebase dynamic object key

So I want the key in my firebase database to be dynamically generated.

At the moment, I have something like this

  whatever.$add({
      title: $scope.formData.title
   })

UPDATE: The whatever is actually a $firebaseArray, and yes, returns an id.

Actually, in the above example, I wanted to do something like:

  whatever.$add({
      $scope.formData.type: $scope.formData.title
    })

I basically want the key set to something that'll come from a form. Any way?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 338

Answers (1)

adolfosrs
adolfosrs

Reputation: 9389

I'm supposing that whatever is actually a $firebaseArray and if i'm right your $add will always result in a new child with random id.

If you want to create a new child with a custom id you should be working with .child().set():

   var ref = new Firebase(yourFirebaseUrl);
   ref.child(customId).set({
      type: $scope.formData.title
   });

Update:

To have the $scope.formData.title as the id you should do:

   var ref = new Firebase(yourFirebaseUrl);
   ref.child($scope.formData.title).set({
      type: $scope.formData.title
      anotherData: $scope.formData.anotherFormData
   });

Upvotes: 1

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