Index By

This function is designed for a common API pattern, where a service returns a list of field values as a list of objects which each contain a field name as one key, and a field value as another key.

In that case, this function can be useful in converting that list into an object that contains each field as a key-value pair. Index By solves this problem by letting you specify a keyPath and a valuePath. For each item in the list, the function creates a new key-value pair in the output object.

For example, if you have this list:

[{"fieldname":"x","myvalue":"one"},{"fieldname":"y","myvalue":"two"},{"fieldname":"z","myvalue":"three"}]

and use Index By with keyPath="fieldname" and valuePath="myvalue" then it would output the following object:

{"x":"one","y":"two","z":"three"}

Input Fields

list(list of objects): a list of objects
keyPath(text): the key in the object that has the key names ("fieldname" in the above example)
valuePath(text): the key that contains the values ("myvalue" in the above example)

Output Fields

output(object): an object containing the key/value pairs defined by the input list

Index By

Output Fields

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