Proposal: Specifying an Index in Array Literals

# Jeremy Martin (9 years ago)

I just came across a use case where I wanted to create a shallow copy of an array, while also updating the value at a particular index.

Is it feasible to extend the spread syntax for array literals in a manner that supports updating values at a given index, similar to how the object literal syntax supports updating a particular key?

Here's a quick example to illustrate:

const idx = people.findIndex(/* some predicate */);

if (idx >= 0) {
  return [
    ...people,
    [idx]: { ...people[idx], /* updates */ }
  ];
}

I suppose this implies a way to specify indexes in array literals in the general case, but I can't think of any particularly compelling use cases w/out the spread operator involved.

I just came across a use case where I wanted to create a shallow copy of an
array, while also updating the value at a particular index.

Is it feasible to extend the spread syntax for array literals in a manner
that supports updating values at a given index, similar to how the object
literal syntax supports updating a particular key?

Here's a quick example to illustrate:

    const idx = people.findIndex(/* some predicate */);

    if (idx >= 0) {
      return [
        ...people,
        [idx]: { ...people[idx], /* updates */ }
      ];
    }

I suppose this implies a way to specify indexes in array literals in the
general case, but I can't think of any particularly compelling use cases
w/out the spread operator involved.

Thanks!

-- 
Jeremy Martin
@jmar777
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# Jordan Harband (9 years ago)

return Object.assign([...people], { [idx]: transform(people[idx]) }) should work for you with no additional syntax.

`return Object.assign([...people], { [idx]: transform(people[idx]) })`
should work for you with no additional syntax.

On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 8:30 PM, Jeremy Martin <jmar777 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I just came across a use case where I wanted to create a shallow copy of
> an array, while also updating the value at a particular index.
>
> Is it feasible to extend the spread syntax for array literals in a manner
> that supports updating values at a given index, similar to how the object
> literal syntax supports updating a particular key?
>
> Here's a quick example to illustrate:
>
>     const idx = people.findIndex(/* some predicate */);
>
>     if (idx >= 0) {
>       return [
>         ...people,
>         [idx]: { ...people[idx], /* updates */ }
>       ];
>     }
>
> I suppose this implies a way to specify indexes in array literals in the
> general case, but I can't think of any particularly compelling use cases
> w/out the spread operator involved.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Jeremy Martin
> @jmar777
>
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