mergeWith

Merges the properties of the source object into the target object.

You can provide a custom merge function to control how properties are merged. It should return the value to be set in the target object.

If it returns undefined, a default deep merge will be applied for arrays and objects:

• If a property in the source object is an array or an object and the corresponding property in the target object is also an array or object, they will be merged.
• If a property in the source object is undefined, it will not overwrite a defined property in the target object.

See merge for details of a default deep merge.

This function mutates the target object.

Signature

function mergeWith<T, S>(
  target: T,
  source: S,
  merge: (targetValue: any, sourceValue: any, key: string, target: T, source: S) => any
): T & S;

Parameters

• target (T): The target object into which the source object properties will be merged. This object is modified in place.
• source (S): The source object whose properties will be merged into the target object.
• merge ((targetValue: any, sourceValue: any, key: string, target: T, source: S) => any): A custom merge function that defines how properties should be combined. It receives the following arguments:
  • targetValue: The current value of the property in the target object.
  • sourceValue: The value of the property in the source object.
  • key: The key of the property being merged.
  • target: The target object.
  • source: The source object.

Returns

(T & S): The updated target object with properties from the source object merged in.

Examples

const target = { a: 1, b: 2 };
const source = { b: 3, c: 4 };

mergeWith(target, source, (targetValue, sourceValue) => {
  if (typeof targetValue === 'number' && typeof sourceValue === 'number') {
    return targetValue + sourceValue;
  }
});
// Returns { a: 1, b: 5, c: 4 }

const target = { a: [1], b: [2] };
const source = { a: [3], b: [4] };

mergeWith(target, source, (objValue, srcValue) => {
  if (Array.isArray(objValue)) {
    return objValue.concat(srcValue);
  }
});
// Returns { a: [1, 3], b: [2, 4] })

Demo

import "./styles.css";

document.getElementById("app").innerHTML = `
<h1>Hello world</h1>
`;

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