javascript - how to remove a specific value from a property in an object?

Question

how can I remove a specific value from a property in an object (not the entire property)? In the code below I want to remove for example the value "larry from property "names" from object items. Thank you

const items = {
  names: ["mike", "larry"],
  cities: ["2London"]
}

const remove = (items, category, el) => {
  return Object.keys(items).filter(item => {
    return item[category] !== el
  })
}

2 using spead operator (removes entire property):
let {[category]: el, ...result} = items

remove(items, "names", "larry")

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65888196/javascript-how-to-remove-a-specific-value-from-a-property-in-an-object

Answer 1

Do you want to modify in-place or return a copy? If you want a copy, you can return a spread object with the filtered category.

const items = {
  names: ['mike', 'larry'],
  cities: ['2London']
};

const remove = (items, category, el) => ({
  ...items,
  [category]: items[category].filter(e => e !== el)
});

const modified = remove(items, 'names', 'larry');

console.log(modified);