Dissecting an Undefined Object
/**
* Issue: Attempting to deconstruct an undefined object.
*
* Result: Throws TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'name')
*
* Equivalent to const { name } = undefined
*/
const [{ name }] = [];
/**
* Resolution: Set a default value when deconstructing an undefined object.
*
* If the object being deconstructed is undefied,
* assign an empty object as the default value
*/
const [{ name } = {}] = [];
Accessing Properties from an Undefined Object
If you fail to verify that the ownerDetails array is not empty before comparing
item.ownerDetails[0].name === name
, you may encounter errors trying to access non-existent object properties. This can lead to a Type Error as mentioned above.
To handle such scenarios, it is essential to:
- Ensure there is at least one element in item.ownerDetails;
- Confirm the existence of the name property on the first element;
If the tests pass, return the value of the name property for the first element in ownerDetails. Otherwise, provide a default value.
Example in Action
const items = [
{ id: 1, status: 'ORANGE', Shop: 'ABC', ownerDetails: [{ name: 'test1', address: 'test1' }] },
{ id: 2, status: 'GREEN', Shop: 'ABC', ownerDetails: [{ name: 'test1', address: 'test1' }] },
{ id: 3, status: 'ORANGE', Shop: 'ABC', ownerDetails: [{ name: 'test1', address: 'test1' }] },
{ id: 4, status: 'YELLOW', Shop: 'ABC', ownerDetails: [{ name: 'test1', address: 'test1' }] },
{ id: 5, status: 'RED', Shop: 'ABC', ownerDetails: [{ name: 'test1', address: 'test1' }] },
{ id: 6, status: 'GREEN', Shop: 'ABC', ownerDetails: [{ name: 'test1', address: 'test1' }] },
{ id: 7, status: 'GREEN', Shop: 'XYZ', ownerDetails: [{ name: 'test2', address: 'test2' }] },
{ id: 8, status: 'ORANGE', Shop: 'XYZ', ownerDetails: [{ name: 'test2', address: 'test2' }] },
{ id: 9, status: 'YELLOW', Shop: 'ABC', ownerDetails: [{ name: 'test1', address: 'test1' }] },
{ id: 10, status: 'GREEN', Shop: 'EFG', ownerDetails: [{ name: 'test3', address: 'test3' }] },
{ id: 11, status: 'GREEN', Shop: 'EFG', ownerDetails: [] }
];
const itemsWithCount = items.map(item => ({
...item,
/**
* If the first element of ownerDetails is not defined,
* set an empty object as the default value for the first
* element of ownerDetails array.
*/
Count: items.filter(({ status, Shop, ownerDetails: [{ name } = {}] }) =>
item.status === status &&
item.Shop === Shop &&
(
(
/**
* 1. Check if ownerDetails is not empty.
*/
item.ownerDetails.length &&
/**
* 2. Check if the first element of item.ownerDetails has a name property.
*
* ESLint best practice:
* ------------------------------------------------------
* Disallow calling some Object.prototype methods directly on objects.
* For more details, see https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-prototype-builtins
* ------------------------------------------------------
*/
Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(item.ownerDetails[0], 'name') &&
/**
* 3. Access and return name property.
*/
item.ownerDetails[0].name
/**
* Else, compare undefined with name property.
*/
) || undefined
) === name
).length
}));
console.log(itemsWithCount)
Output Results
[
{ Count: 2, id: 1, ownerDetails: [{ address: 'test1', name: 'test1' }], Shop: 'ABC', status: 'ORANGE' },
{ Count: 2, id: 2, ownerDetails: [{ address: 'test1', name: 'test1' }], Shop: 'ABC', status: 'GREEN' },
{ Count: 2, id: 3, ownerDetails: [{ address: 'test1', name: 'test1' }], Shop: 'ABC', status: 'ORANGE' },
{ Count: 2, id: 4, ownerDetails: [{ address: 'test1', name: 'test1' }], Shop: 'ABC', status: 'YELLOW' },
{ Count: 1, id: 5, ownerDetails: [{ address: 'test1', name: 'test1' }], Shop: 'ABC', status: 'RED' },
{ Count: 2, id: 6, ownerDetails: [{ address: 'test1', name: 'test1' }], Shop: 'ABC', status: 'GREEN' },
{ Count: 1, id: 7, ownerDetails: [{ address: 'test2', name: 'test2' }], Shop: 'XYZ', status: 'GREEN' },
{ Count: 1, id: 8, ownerDetails: [{ address: 'test2', name: 'test2' }], Shop: 'XYZ', status: 'ORANGE' },
{ Count: 2, id: 9, ownerDetails: [{ address: 'test1', name: 'test1' }], Shop: 'ABC', status: 'YELLOW' },
{ Count: 1, id: 10, ownerDetails: [{ address: 'test3', name: 'test3' }], Shop: 'EFG', status: 'GREEN' },
{ Count: 1, id: 11, ownerDetails: [], Shop: 'EFG', status: 'GREEN' }
]