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How do I merge two javascript objects together in ES6+?

Asked 2012-12-13T04:16:37.747
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I'm sick & tired of always having to write code like this:

function shallowExtend(obj1,obj2){
  var key;
  for ( key in obj2 ) {
    if ( obj2.hasOwnProperty(key) === false )  continue;
    obj1[key] = obj2[key]
  }
}

Or if I don't want to write the code myself, implement a library that does it already. Surely ES6+ is coming to the rescue on this will provide us with something like a Object.prototype.extend(obj2...) or Object.extend(obj1,obj2...)

So does ES6+ provide such functionality? If not already there, then is such functionality planned? If not planned, then why not?

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The addition of Object.mixin is currently being discussed to take care of the behavior you are asking for. https://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/es-discuss/2012-December/027037.html

Although it is not in the ES6 draft yet, it seems like there is a lot of support for it, so I think it will show up in the drafts soon.

answered 2012-12-14T16:50:04.823

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