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How can one update fields in a document's nested object? The documentation indicated dot notation but how do you achieve the update with a variable as the object name?

Structure is like: collection("fruits").doc("as867f56asd")

name: "banana"
abc-variable: 
    description:"blah"
    qty: 1

I want to update document as867f56asd's abc-variable.qty = 2

My JavaScript requires the use of a variable for the object name.

I can't figure out bracket notation for the update. Is .set{merge:true} req'd?

Here is the code I've tried so far (rough paste):

qty = evt.target.value;
//create a string
var obj = firebase.firestore.FieldPath(item).quantity;
//str = item + '.quantity';
//obj[str] = qty;
// var myUpdate = {};
// myUpdate['${item}.quantity'] = qty;
//var obj = [item]["quantity:"] = qty;
console.log("item is " + item);
//var obj = {"'" + item + "'.quantity" : qty};
//obj[item]["quantity"] = qty;
console.log("qty is " + qty);
orderRef.update (
    {obj:2}
    //{"quantity":qty}
    //[item + '.quantity']: qty
    //[`favorites.${key}.color`] = true
    // ['${item}.quantity'] : qty
    //[`hello.${world}`]:
    //{[objname]}.value = 'value';
    //['favorites.' + key + '.color']: true
    //[item]["quantity"] = qty // err:reqd 2 args
    //item["quantity"] = qty
    //"favorites.color": "Red"
    //{"`item`.quantity": qty}
    //{"quantity":qty}
)

How can one update fields in a document's nested object? The documentation indicated dot notation but how do you achieve the update with a variable as the object name?

Structure is like: collection("fruits").doc("as867f56asd")

name: "banana"
abc-variable: 
    description:"blah"
    qty: 1

I want to update document as867f56asd's abc-variable.qty = 2

My JavaScript requires the use of a variable for the object name.

I can't figure out bracket notation for the update. Is .set{merge:true} req'd?

Here is the code I've tried so far (rough paste):

qty = evt.target.value;
//create a string
var obj = firebase.firestore.FieldPath(item).quantity;
//str = item + '.quantity';
//obj[str] = qty;
// var myUpdate = {};
// myUpdate['${item}.quantity'] = qty;
//var obj = [item]["quantity:"] = qty;
console.log("item is " + item);
//var obj = {"'" + item + "'.quantity" : qty};
//obj[item]["quantity"] = qty;
console.log("qty is " + qty);
orderRef.update (
    {obj:2}
    //{"quantity":qty}
    //[item + '.quantity']: qty
    //[`favorites.${key}.color`] = true
    // ['${item}.quantity'] : qty
    //[`hello.${world}`]:
    //{[objname]}.value = 'value';
    //['favorites.' + key + '.color']: true
    //[item]["quantity"] = qty // err:reqd 2 args
    //item["quantity"] = qty
    //"favorites.color": "Red"
    //{"`item`.quantity": qty}
    //{"quantity":qty}
)

• javascript
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• google-cloud-firestore

Share Improve this question Follow edited Sep 8, 2018 at 4:34 Frank van Puffelen 600k8585 gold badges890890 silver badges860860 bronze badges asked Sep 7, 2018 at 23:53 Ronnie SmithRonnie Smith 18.6k77 gold badges8888 silver badges9797 bronze badges 6

• Hey Ron. Can you show the code that you tried? I think yuo're looking for something like values[abc-variable+".qty"] = 2, but it's easier to answer if I see what you've done already. – Frank van Puffelen Commented Sep 8, 2018 at 1:06
• inside the .update( IDE says values is not defined. If I wrap it in {} it says Unexpected token [. If I declare values = {} prior to the update, the IDE takes it and it passes linting but browser console throws error Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'quantity' of undefined Doing: orderRef.update (values[item+".quantity"] = qty) – Ronnie Smith Commented Sep 8, 2018 at 1:16
• @FrankvanPuffelen It seems like I would need to nail a type of reference to the field (which is an object) and then from there, update a specific property. FieldPath or even defining a reference using URLencoding \fruits\abc-123doc\obj-field-var but I can't figure it out. I bout to give up and just re-write the whole document to update a single field. I know that works... – Ronnie Smith Commented Sep 8, 2018 at 1:23
• This myUpdate['${item}.quantity'] = qty; should probably be myUpdate[`${item}.quantity`] = qty;. So with backticks around the string, since that's the JavaScript syntax for string interpolation. – Frank van Puffelen Commented Sep 8, 2018 at 4:36
• What is item in the code you provided? – Frank van Puffelen Commented Sep 8, 2018 at 4:38

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Sorted by: Reset to default 13

If the update you're trying to do:

let qty = 2
orderRef.update({"abc-variable.qty": qty});

But then where abc-variable is the value of a variable, you would do:

let qty = 2
let variable = "abc-variable";
var values = {};
values[variable] = qty;
orderRef.update(values);

Update

This code updates only the favorites:

var variableObjectName = "favorites";
var qty = Date.now(); // just so it changes every time we run
var field = {quantity:qty};
var obj = {};
obj[variableObjectName] = field; 
ref.update(obj);

It does not remove any other properties on the document.

Update 2

To update a single field in a nested objected, use . to address the field:

ref.update({ "favorites.quantity": Date.now() });

See the documentation on how to update fields in nested objects.

Update 3

To perform a deep update of a field whose name is stored in a variable:

var name = "favorites";
var update = {};
update[name+".quantity"] = Date.now();
ref.update(update);

Once again shown in: https://jsbin./wileqo/edit?js,console

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