// Dojo 1.7+ (AMD)
// define an object (outside function, in global scope to demonstrate)
var foo = {
  bar: "some value"
require(["dojo/_base/lang"], function(lang){
  // get the "foo.bar" property
  lang.getObject("foo.bar");  // returns "some value"
// Dojo < 1.7
// define an object
var foo = {
  bar: "some value"
// get the "foo.bar" property
dojo.getObject("foo.bar");  // returns "some value"
// Dojo 1.7+ (AMD)
// define an object (outside function, in global scope to demonstrate)
var foo = {
  bar: "some value"
require(["dojo/_base/lang"], function(lang){
  // get the "foo.bar" property
  lang.getObject("foo.bar");  // returns "some value"
// Dojo < 1.7
// define an object
var foo = {
  bar: "some value"
// get the "foo.bar" property
dojo.getObject("foo.bar");  // returns "some value"
dojo.getObject also takes an optional boolean parameter which, if true, will create the property if it does not exist. Any other properties along the path will also be created along the way. The default value is false.
// Dojo 1.7+ (AMD)
// define an object (outside function, in global scope to demonstrate)
var foo = {
  bar: "some value"
require(["dojo/_base/lang"], function(lang){
   // get the "foo.baz" property, create it if it doesn't exist
   lang.getObject("foo.baz", true); // returns foo.baz - an empty object {}
     foo == {
       bar: "some value",
       baz: {}
// Dojo < 1.7
// define an object
var foo = {
  bar: "some value"
// get the "foo.baz" property, create it if it doesn't exist
dojo.getObject("foo.baz", true); // returns foo.baz - an empty object {}
  foo == {
    bar: "some value",
    baz: {}
// Dojo 1.7+ (AMD)
// define an object (outside function, in global scope to demonstrate)
var foo = {
  bar: "some value"
require(["dojo/_base/lang"], function(lang){
   // get the "foo.baz" property, create it if it doesn't exist
   lang.getObject("foo.baz", true); // returns foo.baz - an empty object {}
     foo == {
       bar: "some value",
       baz: {}
// Dojo < 1.7
// define an object
var foo = {
  bar: "some value"
// get the "foo.baz" property, create it if it doesn't exist
dojo.getObject("foo.baz", true); // returns foo.baz - an empty object {}
  foo == {
    bar: "some value",
    baz: {}
*/
You can also pass an object as the third parameter. This will define the context in which to search for the property. By default, the context is dojo.global.
// Dojo 1.7+ (AMD)
require(["dojo/_base/lang"], function(lang){
   // define an object
   var foo = {
      bar: "some value"
   // get the "bar" property of the foo object
   lang.getObject("bar", false, foo); // returns "some value"
// Dojo < 1.7
// define an object
var foo = {
  bar: "some value"
// get the "bar" property of the foo object
dojo.getObject("bar", false, foo); // returns "some value"
// Dojo 1.7+ (AMD)
require(["dojo/_base/lang"], function(lang){
   // define an object
   var foo = {
      bar: "some value"
   // get the "bar" property of the foo object
   lang.getObject("bar", false, foo); // returns "some value"
// Dojo < 1.7
// define an object
var foo = {
  bar: "some value"
// get the "bar" property of the foo object
dojo.getObject("bar", false, foo); // returns "some value"
See also¶
dojo.setObject
dojo.exists
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