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Underscore mixin get object property with default value
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_.get.js
//get a key from an object if it exists, otherwise use default
_.mixin({
get: function(obj, key, default_val){
if (obj && _.has(obj, key)){
return obj[key];
}
else{
return default_val != undefined ? default_val : '';
}
}
});
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lstebner commented Sep 10, 2012

updated to make sure obj exists before calling _.has to preview an error when obj is null

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lstebner commented Sep 10, 2012

updated to check for default_val to not be undefined because it was returning an empty string when default_val was set to false

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