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Jeya Suriya Muthumari
Jeya Suriya Muthumari

Reputation: 2021

JS: Array defined or undefined

I have data like, 

data = [cluster1:skill1, cluster1:skill2, cluster1:skill3, cluster2, cluster3:skill4, cluster4:skill5];

From the above lookup I am modeling data like below structure using the code I tried,

modelData 
    [0]: 
        Main: cluster1
        Sub: skill1,skill2,skill3

    [1]:
        Main: cluster2
        Sub: //want this to be empty but now it is undefined
    [2]:
        Main: cluster3
        sub: skill4,skill5
// code JS
    dataMap = data().reduce(function (map, item) {
        var key = item.split(':')[0];
        map[key] = map[key] || [];
        map[key].push(item.split(':')[1]);
        return map;
    }, {});

    modelData(Object.keys(dataMap).map(function(key) {
            return {
                Main: ko.observable(key),
                Sub: ko.observableArray(dataMap[key])
        };
    }));

All I want is if an lookup entry doesnot contains : (colon), then that entry should be considered as Main value and sub array should be empty rather than undefined. I am confused that how can I check that sub array is undefined or defined.

Any suggestion would be helpful

Upvotes: 2

Views: 60

Answers (1)

Rajshekar Reddy
Rajshekar Reddy

Reputation: 18987

I am confused that how can I check that sub array is undefined or defined.

Looking at your code All you need is to replace this line

 map[key].push(item.split(':')[1]); // your element at [1] might be undefined

With 

 map[key].push(item.split(':')[1] || []); // if [1] is undefined push [] empty array

You need to check if the data you are trying to push is undefined or not. You can do that by using || operator.

Upvotes: 1

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