Lodash _.toPath() method is used to convert the given value to a property path array.
Syntax:
_.toPath(value)
Parameters:
This method accepts a single parameter as mentioned above and described below:
- value: The value that need to convert to path array.
Return Value:
The new property path array.
Example 1: In this example, the code requires the Lodash library and employs the _.toPath
method to convert a string with dot notation into an array representing a path, and then it displays the resulting path array in the console.
// Requiring the lodash library const _ = require( "lodash" );
// Use of _.toPath() method let gfg = _.toPath( 'geeks.for.geeks' );
// Printing the output console.log(gfg); |
Output:
["geeks", "for", "geeks"]
Example 2: In this example, the code requires the Lodash library and utilizes the _.toPath
method to convert a string with array index and object property notation into an array representing a path, and then it displays the resulting path array in the console.
// Requiring the lodash library const _ = require( "lodash" );
// Use of _.toPath() method let gfg = _.toPath( 'geeks[0].for[1].geeks[2]' );
// Printing the output console.log(gfg); |
Output:
["geeks", "0", "for", "1", "geeks", "2"]