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# unset-value [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/unset-value) [](https://npmjs.org/package/unset-value) [](https://npmjs.org/package/unset-value) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/unset-value)
> Delete nested properties from an object using dot notation.
## Install
Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
```sh $ npm install --save unset-value ```
## Usage
```js var unset = require('unset-value');
var obj = {a: {b: {c: 'd', e: 'f'}}}; unset(obj, 'a.b.c'); console.log(obj); //=> {a: {b: {e: 'f'}}}; ```
## Examples
### Updates the object when a property is deleted
```js var obj = {a: 'b'}; unset(obj, 'a'); console.log(obj); //=> {} ```
### Returns true when a property is deleted
```js unset({a: 'b'}, 'a') // true ```
### Returns `true` when a property does not exist
This is consistent with `delete` behavior in that it does not throw when a property does not exist.
```js unset({a: {b: {c: 'd'}}}, 'd') // true ```
### delete nested values
```js var one = {a: {b: {c: 'd'}}}; unset(one, 'a.b'); console.log(one); //=> {a: {}}
var two = {a: {b: {c: 'd'}}}; unset(two, 'a.b.c'); console.log(two); //=> {a: {b: {}}}
var three = {a: {b: {c: 'd', e: 'f'}}}; unset(three, 'a.b.c'); console.log(three); //=> {a: {b: {e: 'f'}}} ```
### throws on invalid args
```js unset(); // 'expected an object.' ```
## About
### Related projects
* [get-value](https://www.npmjs.com/package/get-value): Use property paths (`a.b.c`) to get a nested value from an object. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/get-value "Use property paths (`a.b.c`) to get a nested value from an object.") * [get-values](https://www.npmjs.com/package/get-values): Return an array of all values from the given object. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/get-values "Return an array of all values from the given object.") * [omit-value](https://www.npmjs.com/package/omit-value): Omit properties from an object or deeply nested property of an object using object path… [more](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/omit-value) | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/omit-value "Omit properties from an object or deeply nested property of an object using object path notation.") * [put-value](https://www.npmjs.com/package/put-value): Update only existing values from an object, works with dot notation paths like `a.b.c` and… [more](https://github.com/tunnckocore/put-value#readme) | [homepage](https://github.com/tunnckocore/put-value#readme "Update only existing values from an object, works with dot notation paths like `a.b.c` and support deep nesting.") * [set-value](https://www.npmjs.com/package/set-value): Create nested values and any intermediaries using dot notation (`'a.b.c'`) paths. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/set-value "Create nested values and any intermediaries using dot notation (`'a.b.c'`) paths.") * [union-value](https://www.npmjs.com/package/union-value): Set an array of unique values as the property of an object. Supports setting deeply… [more](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/union-value) | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/union-value "Set an array of unique values as the property of an object. Supports setting deeply nested properties using using object-paths/dot notation.") * [upsert-value](https://www.npmjs.com/package/upsert-value): Update or set nested values and any intermediaries with dot notation (`'a.b.c'`) paths. | [homepage](https://github.com/doowb/upsert-value "Update or set nested values and any intermediaries with dot notation (`'a.b.c'`) paths.")
### Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
### Contributors
| **Commits** | **Contributor** | | --- | --- | | 6 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) | | 2 | [wtgtybhertgeghgtwtg](https://github.com/wtgtybhertgeghgtwtg) |
### Building docs
_(This project's readme.md is generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the [.verb.md](.verb.md) readme template.)_
To generate the readme, run the following command:
```sh $ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb ```
### Running tests
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
```sh $ npm install && npm test ```
### Author
**Jon Schlinkert**
* [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) * [twitter/jonschlinkert](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
### License
Copyright © 2017, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert). Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
***
_This file was generated by [verb-generate-readme](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), v0.4.2, on February 25, 2017._
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