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Flattens a nested javascript object into a flat object with long keys with .'s and [0]'s
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| /* Flattens a nested javascript object into a flat object with long keys with .'s and [0]'s */ | |
| function FlattenJavaScriptObject(toFlatten, prefix) { | |
| var result = {}; | |
| var traveseObject = function (theObject, path) { | |
| if (!(typeof theObject === 'string') && theObject instanceof Array) { | |
| for (var i = 0; i < theObject.length; i++) { | |
| var key = path + "[" + i + "]"; | |
| if (typeof theObject[i] === 'string') { | |
| result[key] = theObject[i]; | |
| } else { | |
| traveseObject(theObject[i], key); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| else { | |
| if (path.length > 0) { | |
| path = path + "."; | |
| } | |
| for (var prop in theObject) { | |
| if (theObject[prop] instanceof Object || (theObject[prop] instanceof Array && !(typeof theObject[prop] === 'string' || theObject[prop] instanceof String))) | |
| traveseObject(theObject[prop], path + prop); | |
| else { | |
| var key = path + prop; | |
| result[key] = theObject[prop]; | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| traveseObject(toFlatten, prefix); | |
| return result; | |
| } |
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