hasKeyEqualTo — GTM Variable Template for Object

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hasKeyEqualTo EXTENDED Object

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Checks if an object has a key with a specific value (strict equality).

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When to Use This

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Examples

Key value matches▶ Try

INPUT

Object To Check: {name: "John", age: 30, city: "Paris"}
Property Key: name
Expected Value: John

OUTPUT

true

Key value mismatch▶ Try

INPUT

Object To Check: {name: "John", age: 30}
Property Key: age
Expected Value: 25

OUTPUT

false

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hasKeyEqualTo

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Object To Check

💾 The object to check for the property.

Supported formats:
  ✓ Object

Property Key

💾 The property name to verify.

Supported formats:
  ✓ String

Expected Value

💾 The value to compare against.

Supported formats:
  ✓ Any

Input Setup

Input Function (optional)

⚙️ Optional pre-processing function applied to the object before internal logic (e.g., parse JSON string, normalize object). Internal transformations will still apply afterward.

Result Handling

Output Function (optional)

⚙️ Optional function to apply to the result before returning it (e.g., val => val ? 'Found' : 'Not found', val => !val for negation). Useful for chaining transformations on the output.

Object To Check 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]

Property Key string

Expected Value any

🔗 Result Handling — Chain Variables

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

hasKeyEqualTo()

+ Chain another variable

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Related Variables

Same category: Object

→ applyFromObject → assignDefaults → assignDefaultsDeep → assignObjects → assignObjectsFromPairs → entries → getKeys → getValue → getValueByPath → has → 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

/**
 * Checks if an object has a top-level own property with the given key and that its value strictly equals the expected value.
 *
 * @param {Object} data.obj - The object to check.
 * @param {string} data.key - The property name to verify.
 * @param {*} data.val - The value to compare against.
 * @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 obj before checking.
 *
 * @returns {boolean} True if the key exists and its value matches the expected value, false otherwise.
 *
 * @framework ggLowCodeGTMKit
 */
const hasKeyEqualTo = function(obj, key, expectedValue) {
    return obj != null &&
           typeof obj === 'object' &&
           typeof key === 'string' &&
           obj.hasOwnProperty(key) &&
           obj[key] === expectedValue;
};
const safeFunction = fn => typeof fn === 'function' ? fn : x => x;
const out = safeFunction(data.out);
// ===============================================================================
// hasKeyEqualTo - Direct mode
// ===============================================================================
const applyCast = (castFn, value) => safeFunction(castFn)(value);
const processedObj = applyCast(data.pre, data.obj);
return out(hasKeyEqualTo(processedObj, data.key, data.val));
// ===============================================================================
// hasKeyEqualTo(...) – Apply Mode
// ===============================================================================
/*
return function(value, key, expectedValue) {
   return out(hasKeyEqualTo(value, data.key, data.val));
};
*/

🧪 View Test Scenarios (5 tests)

✅ '[example] Key value matches'
✅ '[example] Key value mismatch'
✅ Object doesn't have the key - returns false
✅ Strict equality check - number vs string returns false
✅ Non-object input - returns false