How to create an object with dynamic keys in JavaScript

To create an object with dynamic keys in JavaScript, you can use ES6's computed property names feature.

The computed property names feature allows us to assign an expression as the property name to an object within object literal notation.

Here is an example:

const key = 'title';
const value = 'JavaScript';

const course = {
    [key]: value,
    price: '$99'
};

console.log(course.title);  // JavaScript
console.log(course.price);  // $99 

The value of the key can be any expression as long as it is wrapped in brackets []:

const key = 'title';
const value = 'JavaScript';

const course = {
    [key + '2']: value,
    price: '$99'
};

console.log(course.title2);  // JavaScript
console.log(course.price);  // $99 

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