How to get a subset of a javascript object's properties

Question

Say I have an object:

elmo = { 
  color: \'red\',
  annoying: true,
  height: \'unknown\',
  meta: { one: \'1\', two: \'2\'}
};

I want to m

Answer 1

1. convert arguments to array

2. use Array.forEach() to pick the property

   Object.prototype.pick = function(...args) {
      var obj = {};
      args.forEach(k => obj[k] = this[k])
      return obj
   }
   var a = {0:"a",1:"b",2:"c"}
   var b = a.pick('1','2')  //output will be {1: "b", 2: "c"}
   

Answer 2

Using Object Destructuring and Property Shorthand

const object = { a: 5, b: 6, c: 7  };
const picked = (({ a, c }) => ({ a, c }))(object);

console.log(picked); // { a: 5, c: 7 }

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From Philipp Kewisch:

This is really just an anonymous function being called instantly. All of this can be found on the Destructuring Assignment page on MDN. Here is an expanded form

let unwrap = ({a, c}) => ({a, c});

let unwrap2 = function({a, c}) { return { a, c }; };

let picked = unwrap({ a: 5, b: 6, c: 7 });

let picked2 = unwrap2({a: 5, b: 6, c: 7})

console.log(picked)
console.log(picked2)

Answer 3

Use pick method of lodash library if you are already using.

var obj = { 'a': 1, 'b': '2', 'c': 3 };

_.pick(object, ['a', 'c']);

// => { 'a': 1, 'c': 3 }

https://lodash.com/docs/4.17.10#pick