Method set

platform/core/src/utils/objectPath.js:11–43

* Set an object property based on "path" (namespace) supplied creating * ... intermediary objects if they do not exist. * @param object {Object} An object where the properties specified on path should be set. * @param path {String} A string representing the property to be set, e.g. "user.st

(object, path, value)

   * ... is not a valid Object, in which case the property cannot be set. No exceptions are thrown.
   */
  static set(object, path, value) {
    let components = ObjectPath.getPathComponents(path),
      length = components !== null ? components.length : 0,
      result = false;

    if (length > 0 && ObjectPath.isValidObject(object)) {
      let i = 0,
        last = length - 1,
        currentObject = object;

      while (i < last) {
        let field = components[i];

        if (field in currentObject) {
          if (!ObjectPath.isValidObject(currentObject[field])) {
            break;
          }
        } else {
          currentObject[field] = {};
        }

        currentObject = currentObject[field];
        i++;
      }

      if (i === last) {
        currentObject[components[last]] = value;
        result = true;
      }
    }

    return result;
  }

  /**
   * Get an object property based on "path" (namespace) supplied traversing the object