Question

Let’s say I have a Schema and object like this:

var documentSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
    simple: { type: String },
    nested: {
        value: { type: Number }
    }
};

What is the difference then between the following and which one should I use?

console.log( document.nested.value );
console.log( document.get('nested').value );
console.log( document.get('nested.value') );

They all produce the same result. I assume I should use get() but can someone explain why?

Answer 1

get can take a second parameter to support dynamic casting, but if you don’t need that then there isn’t typically a need to use get directly as the dot notation is equivalent and cleaner.