Method getPath

lib/util.js:600–619

* Underlying get mechanism * * @method getPath * @param {object} object - Object to get the property for * @param {string|string[]} property - The property name to get (as an array or '.' delimited string) * @return {*} value - Property value, including undefined if not defined.

(object, property)

   * @return {*} value - Property value, including undefined if not defined.
   */
  static getPath(object, property) {
    const path = Array.isArray(property) ? property : property.split('.');

    let next = object;
    for (let i = 0; i < path.length; i++) {
      const name = path[i];
      const value = next[name];

      if (i === path.length - 1) {
        return value;
      }

      // Note that typeof null === 'object'
      if (value === null || typeof value !== 'object') {
        return undefined;
      }

      next = value;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Set objects given a path as a string list