Translating literal object into object's properties [duplicate]

Question

Given this object:

var myObject = {name: 'David', date: '11/13/2014'};

I want my constructor to set its object properties based on myObject:

function myClass(_object){
    // set given object's properties here
}

I want to set the properties through a loop, so I wont have to set every property by hand - because the object will be dynamic.

I'm looking for a cross-browser solution.

@Jonathan this is very obvious, I'm sorry I didn't mention but the object may be dynamic, so I won't set every property. I want some sort of loop to accomplish it. — Orel Biton
– Orel Biton, Commented Nov 12, 2014 at 22:10

Jonathan · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-12 22:36:20Z

1

Perhaps what you want is this:

function MyClass(_object) {
  for (var p in _object) {
    if (_object.hasOwnProperty(p)) {
      this[p] = _object[p];
    }
  }
}

Don't forget to use new:

var obj = new MyClass(myObject);

Jonathan

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answered Nov 12, 2014 at 22:13

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