How to convert an Object {} to an Array [] of key-value pairs in JavaScript

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Soptareanu Alex picture Soptareanu Alex · Aug 8, 2016 · Viewed 696.7k times · Source

I want to convert an object like this:

{"1":5,"2":7,"3":0,"4":0,"5":0,"6":0,"7":0,"8":0,"9":0,"10":0,"11":0,"12":0}

into an array of key-value pairs like this:

[[1,5],[2,7],[3,0],[4,0]...].

How can I convert an Object to an Array of key-value pairs in JavaScript?

Answer

Nenad Vracar picture Nenad Vracar · Aug 8, 2016

You can use Object.keys() and map() to do this

var obj = {"1":5,"2":7,"3":0,"4":0,"5":0,"6":0,"7":0,"8":0,"9":0,"10":0,"11":0,"12":0}
var result = Object.keys(obj).map((key) => [Number(key), obj[key]]);

console.log(result);

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