Question

I wish to iterate over an object’s properties and change them all to include "" around the value stored in them.
This object is passed to a REST call and the above format must be enforced. I prefer to handle the addition of "" in a central location, rather when assigning the actual values (the code is very complex and long).

I know that you can iterate through the object’s properties easily:

$.each(queryOptions, function(obj){console.log(obj)})

However, can I somehow get reference to the actual property and set it from within the iteration?

Input:

queryOptions.value1 = 1234;
queryOptions.value2 = "testing";
queryOptions.value3 = 555;

Desired output:

queryOptions.value1 = "1234";
queryOptions.value2 = ""testing"";
queryOptions.value3 = "555";

Thanks

Answer 1

I agree with Pointy that this seems an odd requirement. But if it’s really a requirement:

Using $.each:

$.each(queryOptions, function(key) {
    queryOptions[key] = '"' + queryOptions[key] + '"';
});

Or just using JavaScript without any library stuff:

var key;
for (key in queryOptions) {
    if (queryOptions.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
        queryOptions[key] = '"' + queryOptions[key] + '"';
    }
}