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# dot-prop [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/dot-prop.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/dot-prop)
> Get, set, or delete a property from a nested object using a dot path
## Install
```
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$ npm install dot-prop
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```
## Usage
```js
const dotProp = require('dot-prop');
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// Getter
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dotProp.get({foo: {bar: 'unicorn'}}, 'foo.bar');
//=> 'unicorn'
dotProp.get({foo: {bar: 'a'}}, 'foo.notDefined.deep');
//=> undefined
dotProp.get({foo: {bar: 'a'}}, 'foo.notDefined.deep', 'default value');
//=> 'default value'
dotProp.get({foo: {'dot.dot': 'unicorn'}}, 'foo.dot\\.dot');
//=> 'unicorn'
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// Setter
const object = {foo: {bar: 'a'}};
dotProp.set(object, 'foo.bar', 'b');
console.log(object);
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//=> {foo: {bar: 'b'}}
const foo = dotProp.set({}, 'foo.bar', 'c');
console.log(foo);
//=> {foo: {bar: 'c'}}
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dotProp.set(object, 'foo.baz', 'x');
console.log(object);
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//=> {foo: {bar: 'b', baz: 'x'}}
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// Has
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dotProp.has({foo: {bar: 'unicorn'}}, 'foo.bar');
//=> true
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// Deleter
const object = {foo: {bar: 'a'}};
dotProp.delete(object, 'foo.bar');
console.log(object);
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//=> {foo: {}}
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object.foo.bar = {x: 'y', y: 'x'};
dotProp.delete(object, 'foo.bar.x');
console.log(object);
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//=> {foo: {bar: {y: 'x'}}}
```
## API
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### get(object, path, defaultValue?)
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### set(object, path, value)
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Returns the object.
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### has(object, path)
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### delete(object, path)
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Returns a boolean of whether the property existed before being deleted.
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#### object
Type: `object`
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Object to get, set, or delete the `path` value.
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You are allowed to pass in `undefined` as the object to the `get` and `has` functions.
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#### path
Type: `string`
Path of the property in the object, using `.` to separate each nested key.
Use `\\.` if you have a `.` in the key.
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The following path components are invalid and results in `undefined` being returned: `__proto__` , `prototype` , `constructor` .
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#### value
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Type: `unknown`
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Value to set at `path` .
#### defaultValue
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Type: `unknown`
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Default value.
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