Update the attribute value of an object using the map function in ES6

Question

I am trying to code this in ES6. Below is what I am trying to achieve. Let's say I have an array of objects called schools.

let schools = [
    {name: 'YorkTown', country: 'Spain'},
    {name: 'Stanford', country: 'USA'},
    {name: 'Gymnasium Achern', country: 'Germany'}
];

Now, I want to write a function called editSchoolName which will take 3 parameters, schools (which is the array I have defined above), oldName and name.

I will pass the name of the school in the parameter oldName and that name should be updated with the value in the parameter name.

I don't want to change the state of the variable schools so I am using a map function which will return a new array with the changes.

The editSchoolName function will be called like this -

var updatedSchools = editSchoolName(schools, "YorkTown", "New Gen");

Here, the name YorkTown should be replaced with the name New Gen. So the expected value of the array updatedSchools should be -

let updatedSchools = [
    {name: 'New Gen', country: 'Spain'},
    {name: 'Stanford', country: 'USA'},
    {name: 'Gymnasium Achern', country: 'Germany'}
];

This is how my editSchoolName function looks like -

const editSchoolName = (schools, oldName, name) =>
    schools.map(item => {
        if (item.name === oldName) {
          /* This is the part where I need the logic */
        } else {
          return item;
        }
    });

Need help in making the change in the editSchoolName function to achieve the above mentioned desired result.

Answer 1

try this, ES6 Object.assign() to create copy of array element and update new object.

let schools = [{
        name: 'YorkTown',
        country: 'Spain'
    },
    {
        name: 'Stanford',
        country: 'USA'
    },
    {
        name: 'Gymnasium Achern',
        country: 'Germany'
    }
];

const editSchoolName = (schools, oldName, name) => {
    return schools.map(item => {
        var temp = Object.assign({}, item);
        if (temp.name === oldName) {
            temp.name = name;
        }
        return temp;
    });
}

var updatedSchools = editSchoolName(schools, "YorkTown", "New Gen");
console.log(updatedSchools);
console.log(schools);

Using destructuring

const schools = [
  {
    name: "YorkTown",
    country: "Spain",
  },
  {
    name: "Stanford",
    country: "USA",
  },
  {
    name: "Gymnasium Achern",
    country: "Germany",
  },
];
const editSchoolName = (schools, oldName, newName) =>
  schools.map(({ name, ...school }) => ({
    ...school,
    name: oldName === name ? newName : name,
  }));
const updatedSchools = editSchoolName(schools, "YorkTown", "New Gen");
console.log(updatedSchools);