entries — GTM Variable Template for Object

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entries EXTENDED Object

Direct (.tpl) Apply (.tpl) Add to GTM

Returns an array of [key, value] pairs from an object.

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When to Use This

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Examples

Object to entries▶ Try

INPUT

Object To Process: {name: 'John', age: '30', city: 'Paris'}

OUTPUT

[['name', 'John'], ['age', '30'], ['city', 'Paris']]

Empty object returns empty▶ Try

INPUT

Object To Process: {}

OUTPUT

[]

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Object To Process

💾 The object whose entries are to be retrieved. If the input is not an object, it will be coerced to an object.

Supported formats:
  ✓ Object
  ✓ Any (will be coerced)

Input Setup

Input Function (optional)

⚙️ Optional pre-processing function applied to the input before internal logic (e.g., convert object to string, normalize case). Internal transformations such as case handling will still apply afterward.

Result Handling

Output Function (optional)

⚙️ Optional function to apply to the result before returning it (e.g., str => str + ' €', val => val !== undefined for boolean conversion). Useful for chaining transformations on the output.

Object To Process object

💡 Type any text to see the result update live

🎯 Using special value — click input to type instead

Test with:

Falsy undefined null "" empty 0 false NaN

Truthy true 42 "hello" {} empty [] empty {a:1} [1,2,3]

🔗 Result Handling — Chain Variables

Chain apply-mode variables to the output. Each variable receives the result of the previous one.

entries()

+ Chain another variable

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Related Variables

Same category: Object

→ applyFromObject → assignDefaults → assignDefaultsDeep → assignObjects → assignObjectsFromPairs → getKeys → getValue → getValueByPath → has → hasKeyEqualTo → hasNested → mergeConcat → mergeConcatDeep → omit → pick → pickNested → set → toObjectPairs → values → zipObject → ⚡ OBJECT › From Arrays → ⚡ OBJECT › Smart → ⚡ OBJECT › Transformer (Advanced)

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Under the Hood

📜 View Implementation Code

/**
 * Retrieves the entries of an object (key-value pairs).
 *
 * @param {Object} data.src - The object whose entries are to be retrieved.
 * @param {Function|string} [data.out] - Optional output handler: function to transform result or string with format.
 *
 * Direct-mode specific parameters:
 * @param {Function} [data.pre] - Optional pre-processor function to transform src before getting entries.
 *
 * @returns {Array} An array of key-value pairs of the provided object, where each entry is an array [key, value].
 *
 * @framework ggLowCodeGTMKit
 */
const Object = require('Object');
const entries = function(objectInput) {
    return Object.entries(objectInput);
};
const safeFunction = fn => typeof fn === 'function' ? fn : x => x;
const out = safeFunction(data.out);
// ===============================================================================
// entries - Direct mode
// ===============================================================================
const applyCast = (castFn, value) => safeFunction(castFn)(value);
const value = applyCast(data.pre, data.src);
return out(entries(value));
// ===============================================================================
// entries() – Apply Mode
// ===============================================================================
/*
return function(value) {
   return out(entries(value));
};
*/

🧪 View Test Scenarios (8 tests)

✅ '[example] Object to entries'
✅ Object with numeric values - should return key-value pairs
✅ Object with mixed value types - should return key-value pairs
✅ '[example] Empty object returns empty'
✅ Object with array values - should return key-value pairs with arrays
✅ Object with nested object values - should return key-value pairs with nested objects
✅ Object with undefined values - should return key-value pairs with undefined
✅ Object with null values - should return key-value pairs with null