Parse Server Javascript API Post To Pointer

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I have a pointer field in my class on my Parse Server. I am trying to use the Javascript API to write the objectId of a linked class field in a Pointer. Here is my function:

  $scope.createItem = function (user, product) {
        var Item = Parse.Object.extend("II"),newII = new Item();
        newII.set("product", product);
        var acl = new Parse.ACL();
        acl.setPublicReadAccess(false);
        acl.setPublicWriteAccess(false);
        acl.setReadAccess(Parse.User.current(), true);
        acl.setWriteAccess(Parse.User.current(), true);
        // This doesn't work
        newII.set({
            "__type": "Pointer",
            "shop": "dklJ4Oaf2B"
        });
        newII.set("QTY", $scope.qtyCount);
        newII.save();
};

The ACL & QTY fields (number) write to the database without issue, however the pointer field (named "shop") doesn't populate.

Arthur Cinader · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-05 18:53:57Z

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Don't 'hand' code what you think a pointer should look like, use the sdk to do it for you!

var shop = new ParseObject('Shop');
shop.id = 'dklJ4Oaf2B';
var newII = new Item();
newII.set('shop', shop);
newII.save()

answered Dec 5, 2017 at 18:53

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James Falade · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-18 01:16:47Z

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You can simply use newII.set('shop', new Parse.Object('shop').createWithoutData('dklJ4Oaf2B'); http://docs.parseplatform.org/js/guide/#data-types

answered Dec 18, 2017 at 1:16

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