json.set

This function sets the value of the existing key or add new key and set its value in a JSON object.

Syntax

json.set(jsonObject, key, value)

Arguments

Argument	Type	Description
jsonObject	any	The JSON object.
key	string	The key for value
value	any	The value for the key

Returns

Type	Description
any	The updated JSON object.

Examples

Let us say the jsonObject includes the following:

jsonObject = {
"colors": [
{ "id": 1, "value": "red" },
{ "id": 2, "value": "green" },
{ "id": 3, "value": "blue" }
]
}

The function json.set(jsonObject, "timestamp", 1652187627) returns the following: 

{
"colors": [
{ "id": 1, "value": "red" },
{ "id": 2, "value": "green" },
{ "id": 3, "value": "blue" }
],
"timestamp": 1652187627
}