Get value from specific javascript object attribute

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I'm trying to access the locations array from my javascript object and store it.

data = [{
          "id":123,
          "name":"John",
          "locations":["Smith","McHale","Residence 4"]
        }]

I've tried things like:

locations = data['locations'] and data.locations. But both return undefined. What am I doing wrong? How can I just grab the locations array to store in its own variable? (Not using Jquery) Thank you for your help advance!

As nicael alluded to, you don't need [ ] on an object. Using those brackets will put it in an array. — Mike Cluck
– Mike Cluck, Commented Jun 17, 2016 at 19:25

nicael · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-17 19:22:44Z

4

Because it's array first, and only then object:

locations = data[0].locations;

You could avoid [0] this if you remove [ and ] from your data declaration.

answered Jun 17, 2016 at 19:22

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Modelesq Over a year ago

You answered so quickly it wouldn't let me. Done! Thanks again :D

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