Obtaining a value from an object consisting of Array

Question

I have an object including only one Array(17). I would like to get from this array specific value, ex for index = 4 -> 1523181939.

How can I get it?

I am getting a console result by running:

this.temp = this.flights['states'];
console.log(this.temp);
console.log(typeof this.temp);

My object this.flights is of the form

{time: 1523183848, states: Array(1)}
states: [Array(17)]
time: 1523183848 
__proto__: Object

When I call this.flights['states'] I get:

[Array(17)]

Lastly when calling this.flights['states'][0][4] I get an error:

ERROR TypeError: Cannot read property '0' of undefined

Starting flights object I am getting from Opensky-Network Api:

{
    "time": 1523183840,
    "states": [
        [
            "89906e",
            "EVA857  ",
            "Taiwan",
            1523183838,
            1523183839,
            121.2966,
            25.1178,
            716.28,
            false,
            111.38,
            50.06,
            8.78,
            null,
            746.76,
            null,
            false,
            0
        ]
    ]
}

your question seems unclear to me. Do you want to find a value in Array ? please explain properly. — Shashank Vivek
– Shashank Vivek, Commented Apr 8, 2018 at 10:18
Post your complete Object flights!!!! Learn to be more precise in what your problem is. What you posted is not a valid Javascript datastructure. — connexo
– connexo, Commented Apr 8, 2018 at 10:46
Please go read How to Ask, and provide a minimal reproducible example. All these screenshots and snippets of code get us nowhere, you need to present something that actually makes the problem reproducible. — C3roe
– C3roe, Commented Apr 8, 2018 at 10:52
"this.flights.states is not valid. Should be used this.flights['states'] instead" - mate you're just proving that you don't know the first thing about this to begin with. — C3roe
– C3roe, Commented Apr 8, 2018 at 10:54

Vikasdeep Singh · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-08 10:56:57Z

2

Working code is below.

Access your element of array on an object like this this.temp = this.flights.states[0][4];

Do it like below:

var flights = {"time":1523183840,"states":[["89906e","EVA857  ","Taiwan",1523183838,1523183839,121.2966,25.1178,716.28,false,111.38,50.06,8.78,null,746.76,null,false,0]]};



this.temp = this.flights.states[0][4];
console.log(this.temp);
console.log(typeof this.temp);

Check out now. It is working code now as per your requirement.

edited Apr 8, 2018 at 10:56

answered Apr 8, 2018 at 10:19

Vikasdeep Singh

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10 Comments

Tomek Over a year ago

I need to get access to the Array itself. The object is this.flights['states'] and it consists of Array, which is it's value.

Vikasdeep Singh Over a year ago

@TomekM post your exact Array

Vikasdeep Singh Over a year ago

@TomekM, {time: 1523183848, states: Array(1)} states: [Array(17)] time: 1523183848 __proto__: Object here: states: [Array(17)] array does not look like part of your object but states: Array(1). Please check your response again and share it.

Tomek Over a year ago

I am still getting the same error: AppComponent.html:1 ERROR TypeError: Cannot read property '0' of undefined

Vikasdeep Singh Over a year ago

How you are getting this flights array?

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connexo · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-08 11:38:30Z

Obviously you're getting your flight data asynchronously, but your code is trying to access it before it is available.

I have added an example simulating asynchronous data fetching using window.setTimeout below. Hope that solves your problem.

let obj = {
  getData() {
    // this will fill your flights objects after 2 seconds
    setTimeout(() => {
      obj.flights = {"time": 1523183840, "states": [["89906e", "EVA857  ", "Taiwan", 1523183838, 1523183839, 121.2966, 25.1178, 716.28, false, 111.38, 50.06, 8.78, null, 746.76, null, false, 0]]}
    }, 200)
  },
  flights: undefined
}

obj.getData() // will fetch the data and after 200 milliseconds obj.flights will be available

console.log(obj.flights) // but not now!! returns undefined

setTimeout(function() {
  console.log(obj.flights.states[0][4])
}, 500)

I share my code, because setTimeout doesnt work. codeshare.io/5wleMj The error now is : ERROR TypeError: Cannot read property 'states' of undefined

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