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30-seconds-of-code/snippets/dig.md
Mathias Bynens 8ee50178f3 Avoid confusing prototype methods for static methods
Correct: `Array.from()` (it’s a static method)
Incorrect: `Array.join()` (doesn’t exist; it’s a prototype method)

This patch uses the common `#` syntax to denote `.prototype.`.
2018-09-28 15:44:12 -04:00

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### dig
Returns the target value in a nested JSON object, based on the given key.
Use the `in` operator to check if `target` exists in `obj`.
If found, return the value of `obj[target]`, otherwise use `Object.values(obj)` and `Array.prototype.reduce()` to recursively call `dig` on each nested object until the first matching key/value pair is found.
```js
const dig = (obj, target) =>
target in obj
? obj[target]
: Object.values(obj).reduce((acc, val) => {
if (acc !== undefined) return acc;
if (typeof val === 'object') return dig(val, target);
}, undefined);
```
```js
const data = {
level1: {
level2: {
level3: 'some data'
}
}
};
dig(data, 'level3'); // 'some data'
dig(data, 'level4'); // undefined
```