Spread operator to assign data inside array in an object

Question

I need to update the data inside the below state using spread operator. It has to be done such a way that data[0] should be updated with "vehOn":"Finance"

let state = {
  "data": [{
    "year": "2017",
    "make": "ALFA ROMEO",
    "model": "ILX 4D 2.0 PREMIUM PACKAGE"
  }],
  "error": ""
};

Modfied state should be like:

let modifiedstate = {
  "data": [{
    "year": "2017",
    "make": "ALFA ROMEO",
    "model": "ILX 4D 2.0 PREMIUM PACKAGE",
    "vehOn": "Finance"
  }],
  "error": ""
};

Answer 1

As per documentation the only way I can see to achieve your result is:

 let state = { "data": [{ "year": "2017", "make": "ALFA ROMEO", "model": "ILX 4D 2.0 PREMIUM PACKAGE" }], "error": "" }; let modifiedstate = { "data": [{ ...state.data[0], ...{vehOn: "Finance"} }], "error": ""}; console.log(modifiedstate);

Answer 2

 const state = { "data": [{ "year": "2017", "make": "ALFA ROMEO", "model": "ILX 4D 2.0 PREMIUM PACKAGE" }], "error": "" }; console.log("---- state ----"); console.log(state); const modifiedstate = { ...state, data: state.data.map((entry, i) => i === 0 ? ({ ...entry, vehOn: "Finance" }) : entry) }; console.log("---- modifiedstate ----"); console.log(modifiedstate);

Answer 3

If your intention is to create an object that is identical to state and you don't know what properties state can have you should look for a way to deep clone it

Otherwise if you are absolutely sure of the structure of state and want to do a simple clone you can do the following:

   let modifiedstate = "data": [{
     ...state.data[0],
     "vehOn": "Finance"
     }],
     "error": ""
   }