freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-data-structures/add-key-value-pairs-to-javascript-objects.english.md

id, title, challengeType

id	title	challengeType
587d7b7c367417b2b2512b18	Add Key-Value Pairs to JavaScript Objects	1

Description

At their most basic, objects are just collections of key-value pairs, or in other words, pieces of data mapped to unique identifiers that we call properties or keys. Let's take a look at a very simple example:

let FCC_User = {
  username: 'awesome_coder',
  followers: 572,
  points: 1741,
  completedProjects: 15
};

The above code defines an object called FCC_User that has four properties, each of which map to a specific value. If we wanted to know the number of followers FCC_User has, we can access that property by writing:

let userData = FCC_User.followers;
// userData equals 572

This is called dot notation. Alternatively, we can also access the property with brackets, like so:

let userData = FCC_User['followers']
// userData equals 572

Notice that with bracket notation, we enclosed followers in quotes. This is because the brackets actually allow us to pass a variable in to be evaluated as a property name (hint: keep this in mind for later!). Had we passed followers in without the quotes, the JavaScript engine would have attempted to evaluate it as a variable, and a ReferenceError: followers is not defined would have been thrown.

Instructions

Using the same syntax, we can also add new key-value pairs to objects. We've created a foods object with three entries. Add three more entries: bananas with a value of 13, grapes with a value of 35, and strawberries with a value of 27.

Tests

tests:
  - text: <code>foods</code> is an object
    testString: assert(typeof foods === 'object', '<code>foods</code> is an object');
  - text: The <code>foods</code> object has a key <code>"bananas"</code> with a value of <code>13</code>
    testString: assert(foods.bananas === 13, 'The <code>foods</code> object has a key <code>"bananas"</code> with a value of <code>13</code>');
  - text: The <code>foods</code> object has a key <code>"grapes"</code> with a value of <code>35</code>
    testString: assert(foods.grapes === 35, 'The <code>foods</code> object has a key <code>"grapes"</code> with a value of <code>35</code>');
  - text: The <code>foods</code> object has a key <code>"strawberries"</code> with a value of <code>27</code>
    testString: assert(foods.strawberries === 27, 'The <code>foods</code> object has a key <code>"strawberries"</code> with a value of <code>27</code>');
  - text: The key-value pairs should be set using dot or bracket notation
    testString: assert(code.search(/bananas:/) === -1 && code.search(/grapes:/) === -1 && code.search(/strawberries:/) === -1, 'The key-value pairs should be set using dot or bracket notation');

Challenge Seed

let foods = {
  apples: 25,
  oranges: 32,
  plums: 28
};

// change code below this line

// change code above this line

console.log(foods);

Solution

let foods = {
  apples: 25,
  oranges: 32,
  plums: 28
};

// change code below this line
foods['bananas'] = 13;
foods['grapes']  = 35;
foods['strawberries'] = 27;
// change code above this line