Utilize JavaScript to extract values from JSON objects

Looking to retrieve the "appid" from this JSON data, but facing the challenge of changing object titles. Need assistance with a javascript code to select the "appid" that corresponds to the first, second, or third object in the list. The current attempt is not yielding the desired result.

var sections = (call the json)

var index = [];

//setting the index array
for (var x in sections) {
    index.push(x);
}

var imgid001 = (sections[index[1]].appid);

Answer №1

Learn how to use Object.values() in order to retrieve values associated with a specific key, and then utilize array#map to extract the appid value.

var json = {"578080":{"appid":578080,"name":"PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS","developer":"PUBG Corporation","publisher":"PUBG Corporation","score_rank":17,"positive":277104,"negative":173247,"userscore":60,"owners":22512885,"owners_variance":142499,"players_forever":22385548,"players_forever_variance":142115,"players_2weeks":16894492,"players_2weeks_variance":124193,"average_forever":8570,"average_2weeks":1771,"median_forever":5509,"median_2weeks":1266,"price":"2999"},"730":{"appid":730,"name":"Counter-Strike: Global Offensive","developer":"Valve","publisher":"Valve","score_rank":74,"positive":2094164,"negative":228950,"userscore":89,"owners":37137816,"owners_variance":180096,"players_forever":35672331,"players_forever_variance":176797,"players_2weeks":9605392,"players_2weeks_variance":94373,"average_forever":17518,"average_2weeks":714,"median_forever":4280,"median_2weeks":282,"price":"1499"},"570":{"appid":570,"name":"Dota 2","developer":"Valve","publisher":"Valve","score_rank":64,"positive":742208,"negative":101331,"userscore":87,"owners":117932840,"owners_variance":290445,"players_forever":117932840,"players_forever_variance":290445,"players_2weeks":9220909,"players_2weeks_variance":92502,"average_forever":11673,"average_2weeks":1144,"median_forever":258,"median_2weeks":640,"price":"0"}};

var result = Object.values(json).map(function(obj){ 
      return obj.appid;
    });
console.log(result);

Answer №2

It seems like the issue you're experiencing pertains to the organization of the elements... Are you looking to have the top-ranked game appear at index 1?

When converting an object to JSON, the sequence of the properties holds no significance. JSON tools cannot guarantee the order either. Essentially, looping through an object using a for..in loop may yield different outcomes at different times.

Despite its lack of inherent order, there is still a method to determine the score_rank.

var categories = (retrieve the json data)

var sequence = [];

//establishing the sequence array
for (var y in categories) {
    sequence[categories[y].score_rank] = y;
}

var imgid003 = (categories[sequence[1]].appid);

Utilizing the score_rank as the key in your sequence array will provide the desired outcome.

Answer №3

Objects do not guarantee order, so your plan may not work with this format.

To ensure order, you should format your JSON as an array.

var sections = {"578080":{"appid":578080,"name":"PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS","developer":"PUBG Corporation","publisher":"PUBG Corporation","score_rank":17,"positive":277104,"negative":173247,"userscore":60,"owners":22512885,"owners_variance":142499,"players_forever":22385548,"players_forever_variance":142115,"players_2weeks":16894492,"players_2weeks_variance":124193,"average_forever":8570,"average_2weeks":1771,"median_forever":5509,"median_2weeks":1266,"price":"2999"},
"730":{"appid":730,"name":"Counter-Strike: Global Offensive","developer":"Valve","publisher":"Valve","score_rank":74,"positive":2094164,"negative":228950,"userscore":89,"owners":37137816,"owners_variance":180096,"players_forever":35672331,"players_forever_variance":176797,"players_2weeks":9605392,"players_2weeks_variance":94373,"average_forever":17518,"average_2weeks":714,"median_forever":4280,"median_2weeks":282,"price":"1499"},
"570":{"appid":570,"name":"Dota 2","developer":"Valve","publisher":"Valve","score_rank":64,"positive":742208,"negative":101331,"userscore":87,"owners":117932840,"owners_variance":290445,"players_forever":117932840,"players_forever_variance":290445,"players_2weeks":9220909,"players_2weeks_variance":92502,"average_forever":11673,"average_2weeks":1144,"median_forever":258,"median_2weeks":640,"price":"0"},
"440":{"appid":440,"name":"Team Fortress 2","developer":"Valve","publisher":"Valve","score_rank":85,"positive":456688,"negative":29364,"userscore":93,"owners":43830288,"owners_variance":194180,"players_forever":43830288,"players_forever_variance":194180,"players_2weeks":1690982,"players_2weeks_variance":39926,"average_forever":4490,"average_2weeks":655,"median_forever":226,"median_2weeks":381,"price":"0"},
"271590":{"appid":271590,"name":"Grand Theft Auto V","developer":"Rockstar North","publisher":"Rockstar Games","score_rank":24,"positive":234736,"negative":112774,"userscore":67,"owners":8775849,"owners_variance":90285,"players_forever":8583731,"players_forever_variance":89309,"players_2weeks":1667493,"players_2weeks_variance":39648,"average_forever":7619,"average_2weeks":491,"median_forever":4032,"median_2weeks":160,"price":"5999"}};


var sectionsArray= [{"appid":578080,"name":"PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS","developer":"PUBG Corporation","publisher":"PUBG Corporation","score_rank":17,"positive":277104,"negative":173247,"userscore":60,"owners":22512885,"owners_variance":142499,"players_forever":22385548,"players_forever_variance":142115,"players_2weeks":16894492,"players_2weeks_variance":124193,"average_forever":8570,"average_2weeks":1771,"median_forever":5509,"median_2weeks":1266,"price":"2999"},
{"appid":730,"name":"Counter-Strike: Global Offensive","developer":"Valve","publisher":"Valve","score_rank":74,"positive":2094164,"negative":228950,"userscore":89,"owners":37137816,"owners_variance":180096,"players_forever":35672331,"players_forever_variance":176797,"players_2weeks":9605392,"players_2weeks_variance":94373,"average_forever":17518,"average_2weeks":714,"median_forever":4280,"median_2weeks":282,"price":"1499"},
{"appid":570,"name":"Dota 2","developer":"Valve","publisher":"Valve","score_rank":64,"positive":742208,"negative":101331,"userscore":87,"owners":117932840,"owners_variance":290445,"players_forever":117932840,"players_forever_variance":290445,"players_2weeks":9220909,"players_2weeks_variance":92502,"average_forever":11673,"average_2weeks":1144,"median_forever":258,"median_2weeks":640,"price":"0"},
{"appid":440,"name":"Team Fortress 2","developer":"Valve","publisher":"Valve","score_rank":85,"positive":456688,"negative":29364,"userscore":93,"owners":43830288,"owners_variance":194180,"players_forever":43830288,"players_forever_variance":194180,"players_2weeks":1690982,"players_2weeks_variance":39926,"average_forever":4490,"average_2weeks":655,"median_forever":226,"median_2weeks":381,"price":"0"},
{"appid":271590,"name":"Grand Theft Auto V","developer":"Rockstar North","publisher":"Rockstar Games","score_rank":24,"positive":234736,"negative":112774,"userscore":67,"owners":8775849,"owners_variance":90285,"players_forever":8583731,"players_forever_variance":89309,"players_2weeks":1667493,"players_2weeks_variance":39648,"average_forever":7619,"average_2weeks":491,"median_forever":4032,"median_2weeks":160,"price":"5999"}];
    


for (var x in sections) {
    console.info("The first elements appid in the json won't be this:", x);
    break;
}

console.info("Object keys/order", Object.keys(sections));

console.info("First element in array", sectionsArray[0].appid);

Answer №4

Consider this approach:

let info = {"100":{appid:1, name:'1'}, "200":{appid:2, name:'2'}, "300":{appid:3, name:'3'}};

let appIds = [];
for (let prop in info){
  appIds.push(info[prop].appid);
}

console.log(appIds);

Given the structure of your data, where property names are numbers and values are objects, we can simply iterate through all properties and access the appid property using obj[propertyname] syntax.

I hope this solution aligns with your requirements.

Answer №5

I'm not sure what you're searching for exactly, but here is a possible solution:

var sections = (all the JSON data stored locally)    
var index = [];    
//initialize the index array
for (var x = 0 ; x < sections.length; x ++){
    index.push(x)
}    
var imgid001 = (sections[index[90]].appid);

Answer №6

When iterating through an object's properties, the order of the properties may not follow a predictable pattern. It seems to be based on the numeric value of the main property string, so it's unreliable to rely on the order.

However, if sorting the result by a specific property is necessary for your goal, you can achieve this by selecting a property to use for sorting. In this example, the result is sorted by the "score_rank" property:

var sections = {
    "2":{"appid":"appidN1-scorerank5","name":"PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS","developer":"PUBG Corporation","publisher":"PUBG Corporation","score_rank":5,"positive":277104,"negative":173247,"userscore":60,"owners":22512885,"owners_variance":142499,"players_forever":22385548,"players_forever_variance":142115,"players_2weeks":16894492,"players_2weeks_variance":124193,"average_forever":8570,"average_2weeks":1771,"median_forever":5509,"median_2weeks":1266,"price":"2999"},
    "3":{"appid":"appidN2-scorerank2","name":"Counter-Strike: Global Offensive","developer":"Valve","publisher":"Valve","score_rank":2,"positive":2094164,"negative":228950,"userscore":89,"owners":37137816,"owners_variance":180096,"players_forever":35672331,"players_forever_variance":176797,"players_2weeks":9605392,"players_2weeks_variance":94373,"average_forever":17518,"average_2weeks":714,"median_forever":4280,"median_2weeks":282,"price":"1499"},
    "4":{"appid":"appidN3-scorerank3","name":"Dota 2","developer":"Valve","publisher":"Valve","score_rank":3,"positive":742208,"negative":101331,"userscore":87,"owners":117932840,"owners_variance":290445,"players_forever":117932840,"players_forever_variance":290445,"players_2weeks":9220909,"players_2weeks_variance":92502,"average_forever":11673,"average_2weeks":1144,"median_forever":258,"median_2weeks":640,"price":"0"},
    "1":{"appid":"appidN4-scorerank4","name":"PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS","developer":"PUBG Corporation","publisher":"PUBG Corporation","score_rank":4,"positive":277104,"negative":173247,"userscore":60,"owners":22512885,"owners_variance":142499,"players_forever":22385548,"players_forever_variance":142115,"players_2weeks":16894492,"players_2weeks_variance":124193,"average_forever":8570,"average_2weeks":1771,"median_forever":5509,"median_2weeks":1266,"price":"2999"},
    "6":{"appid":"appidN5-scorerank1","name":"Counter-Strike: Global Offensive","developer":"Valve","publisher":"Valve","score_rank":1,"positive":2094164,"negative":228950,"userscore":89,"owners":37137816,"owners_variance":180096,"players_forever":35672331,"players_forever_variance":176797,"players_2weeks":9605392,"players_2weeks_variance":94373,"average_forever":17518,"average_2weeks":714,"median_forever":4280,"median_2weeks":282,"price":"1499"},
    "5":{"appid":"appidN6-scorerank0","name":"Dota 2","developer":"Valve","publisher":"Valve","score_rank":0,"positive":742208,"negative":101331,"userscore":87,"owners":117932840,"owners_variance":290445,"players_forever":117932840,"players_forever_variance":290445,"players_2weeks":9220909,"players_2weeks_variance":92502,"average_forever":11673,"average_2weeks":1144,"median_forever":258,"median_2weeks":640,"price":"0"}
    
    }
    
    var result = Object.values(sections)
    .sort(function(a, b) {
      return a.score_rank - b.score_rank;
    })
    .map(function(obj){ 
          
          return obj.appid;
        });
    
    console.log(result);

Answer №7

const categories = {sports:5, food:10, travel:8};

const keys = [];

//creating an array of keys
for (const key in categories) { 
    keys.push(key);
}

alert(keys[1]) // 'food'
alert(categories[keys[1]]); // 10

// const categories = {sports:5, food:{calories:500}, travel:8};
// alert(categories[keys[1]]); // result may vary in different browsers
// alert(categories[keys[1]].toSource()); // result may vary in different browsers
// alert(categories[keys[1]].calories); // 500

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