How to set object property (of object property of..) given its string name in JavaScript?

Question

Suppose we are only given

var obj = {};
var propName = \"foo.bar.foobar\";

How can we set the prop

Answer 1

Here is a simple function to do that using reference.

    function setValueByPath (obj, path, value) {
        var ref = obj;

        path.split('.').forEach(function (key, index, arr) {
            ref = ref[key] = index === arr.length - 1 ? value : {};
        });

        return obj;
    }