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Can I use constant values in key value pair object in javascript

I would like to define a set of constants, which I then use the values of in another javascript object. I have the below example.

This however doesn't seem to work when I am trying to use 0 as a key for example.

Is there a way to get this to work?

export const PENDING_ACTIVATION = 0;
export const ACTIVE = 1;
export const SUSPENDED = 2;

export const userStatus = {
    PENDING_ACTIVATION : 'Pending Activation',
    ACTIVE : 'Active',
    SUSPENDED : 'Inactive'
};
Solution

  • Use [key] notation to create keys at the time of object initialization.

    const PENDING_ACTIVATION = 0;
const ACTIVE = 1;
const SUSPENDED = 2;

const userStatus = {
    [PENDING_ACTIVATION] : 'Pending Activation',
    [ACTIVE]: 'Active',
    [SUSPENDED] : 'Inactive'
};
console.log(userStatus);