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id: 587d7b7c367417b2b2512b18
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title: Add Key-Value Pairs to JavaScript Objects
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challengeType: 1
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---
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## Description
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<section id='description'>
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At their most basic, objects are just collections of <dfn>key-value pairs</dfn>, or in other words, pieces of data mapped to unique identifiers that we call <dfn>properties</dfn> or <dfn>keys</dfn>. Let's take a look at a very simple example:
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```js
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let FCC_User = {
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username: 'awesome_coder',
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followers: 572,
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points: 1741,
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completedProjects: 15
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};
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```
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The above code defines an object called <code>FCC_User</code> that has four <dfn>properties</dfn>, each of which map to a specific value. If we wanted to know the number of <code>followers</code> <code>FCC_User</code> has, we can access that property by writing:
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```js
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let userData = FCC_User.followers;
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// userData equals 572
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```
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This is called <dfn>dot notation</dfn>. Alternatively, we can also access the property with brackets, like so:
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```js
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let userData = FCC_User['followers'];
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// userData equals 572
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```
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Notice that with <dfn>bracket notation</dfn>, we enclosed <code>followers</code> 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 <code>followers</code> in without the quotes, the JavaScript engine would have attempted to evaluate it as a variable, and a <code>ReferenceError: followers is not defined</code> would have been thrown.
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</section>
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## Instructions
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<section id='instructions'>
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Using the same syntax, we can also <em><strong>add new</strong></em> key-value pairs to objects. We've created a <code>foods</code> object with three entries. Add three more entries: <code>bananas</code> with a value of <code>13</code>, <code>grapes</code> with a value of <code>35</code>, and <code>strawberries</code> with a value of <code>27</code>.
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</section>
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## Tests
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<section id='tests'>
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```yml
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tests:
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- text: <code>foods</code> is an object
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testString: assert(typeof foods === 'object', '<code>foods</code> is an object');
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- text: The <code>foods</code> object has a key <code>"bananas"</code> with a value of <code>13</code>
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testString: assert(foods.bananas === 13, 'The <code>foods</code> object has a key <code>"bananas"</code> with a value of <code>13</code>');
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- text: The <code>foods</code> object has a key <code>"grapes"</code> with a value of <code>35</code>
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testString: assert(foods.grapes === 35, 'The <code>foods</code> object has a key <code>"grapes"</code> with a value of <code>35</code>');
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- text: The <code>foods</code> object has a key <code>"strawberries"</code> with a value of <code>27</code>
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testString: assert(foods.strawberries === 27, 'The <code>foods</code> object has a key <code>"strawberries"</code> with a value of <code>27</code>');
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- text: The key-value pairs should be set using dot or bracket notation
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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');
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```
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</section>
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## Challenge Seed
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<section id='challengeSeed'>
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<div id='js-seed'>
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```js
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let foods = {
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apples: 25,
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oranges: 32,
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plums: 28
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};
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// change code below this line
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// change code above this line
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console.log(foods);
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```
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</div>
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</section>
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## Solution
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<section id='solution'>
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```js
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let foods = {
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apples: 25,
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oranges: 32,
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plums: 28
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};
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// change code below this line
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foods['bananas'] = 13;
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foods['grapes'] = 35;
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foods['strawberries'] = 27;
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// change code above this line
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```
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</section>
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