nested object values in js code example

Example 1: js create nested object from fields

function assign(obj, keyPath, value) {
   lastKeyIndex = keyPath.length-1;
   for (var i = 0; i < lastKeyIndex; ++ i) {
     key = keyPath[i];
     if (!(key in obj)){
       obj[key] = {}
     }
     obj = obj[key];
   }
   obj[keyPath[lastKeyIndex]] = value;
}

Example 2: js create nested object from fields

var settings = {};
assign(settings, ['Modules', 'Video', 'Plugin'], 'JWPlayer');