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JavaScript Curly braces argument as function parameter

I am not very experienced with javascript and have a question relating to curly braces used around a function parameter, since its not a JSON structure.

I am learning nuclear js, and I found some code as example, but I don't understand it well - why is "product" is in braces?:

addToCart(product) {
    reactor.dispatch(ADD_TO_CART, { product })
}

Thx

Solution

  • This is an ES2015 (also called ES6) shorthand to create objects.

    { product } is equivalent to { product: product }.

    Basically, you end up with an object with a property called "product" that has the value of the product variable.

    const prop = "prop value";
const obj = { prop, anotherProp: "something else" }
console.log("obj: ", obj);

    Have a look at the MDN documentation and here if you need a more detailed explanation.

    It is a relatively new syntax so old browsers (e.g. IE) are likely to raise a syntax error, however it starts to be quite well supported amongst modern browsers. Have a look here for the ES2015 compatibility table.