Incorrect Output of List Javascript

Question

My List is a list of dictionaries and i want to add another dictionary to it. But the output displays the items in the list inside each dictionary entry as [array].

dict={ 
 "Computer": [{"file" : "MyDirectory/A/text1.txt", "line" :[23,56]},
             {"file" :"MyDirectory/B/text5.txt", "line" :[32,91]}]
}

word="Computer"
key='123'
src="MyDirectory/C/text9.txt"

dict[word]=dict[word].concat({"file" : src, "line" : [key]})
console.log(dict)

This is the output

How can I make the output look like this:

{ "Computer":
    [ { "file":"MyDirectory/A/text1.txt", "line":[23,56]},
      { "file":"MyDirectory/B/text5.txt", "line":[32,91]},
      { "file":"MyDirectory/C/text9.txt", "line":[123]}]}

"Computer": [{"file" : "MyDirectory/A/text1.txt", "line" :[23,56]}, {"file" :"MyDirectory/B/text5.txt", "line" :[32,91]}, {"file" : "MyDirectory/C/text9.txt", "line" :[123]}] } instead of the list of integers after "line" : , it just displays [Array] right now — Hamza Ahmad
– Hamza Ahmad, Commented Mar 16, 2018 at 18:13

engelant · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-16 18:11:57Z

2

console.log() will only display your items to a certain depth. If you just need a pretty output try:

console.log(JSON.stringify(dict, null, 2));

answered Mar 16, 2018 at 18:11

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Hamza Ahmad Over a year ago

this takes up too many lines. Any way to output in the exact way i've described in the question?

engelant Over a year ago

AFAIK no, the "pretty formatting" of JSON.stringify() is fairly limited to it's purpose. If that isn't sufficient, you propably need to write your own output function, which produces the output string.

Namaskar Over a year ago

@HamzaAhmad Replacing spaces/newlines will make it "compact", console.log(JSON.stringify(dict, null, 2).replace(/[ \n]/g,'')). This still seems like an X/Y problem. A debugger makes viewing variables much easier.

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