Object Inject - Insert Item into Javascript Hash

Objects (or hash) in javascript is commonly considered an associative array. They can be a little trickier to deal with than normal array. Recently I needed to insert an item into an object at a very specific location, dependent on some logic. Well with an object it is a bit trickier than with an array where you might splice, join, etc.. Lets give an example. Suppose I have this array, and suppose they are in this particular order for a reason (maybe age, or number of toes):

var tmp1 = { 
    Tom: 'first', 
    Jane: 'second', 
    Sally: 'third', 
    Bill: 'forth', 
    Lydia: 'fifth', 
    Carl: 'sixth', 
    Stan: 'seventh', 
    Earl: 'eighth', 
    Paul: 'ninth', 
    Tray: 'tenth' 
};

Now lets consider I need to insert myself into this object right before "Earl". The solution is this little function:

ObjectInject = function(object, newKey, newVal, fn, bind){
    var prevKey=null, prevVal=null, inserted=false, newobject={};
    for(var currKey in object){
        if (object.hasOwnProperty(currKey)){
            var currVal = object[currKey];
            if( !inserted && fn.call(bind, prevKey, prevVal, currKey, currVal) ){
                newobject[newKey] = newVal;
                inserted=true;
            }
            newobject[currKey] = currVal;
            prevKey = currKey;
            prevVal = currVal;
        } 
    }
    if(!inserted) newobject[newKey] = newVal;
    return newobject;
};

This function takes 5 parameters:

• object = the object to work on
• newKey = the new key to insert
• newVal = new value to insert
• fn = a function called per iteration, return true to insert at this position
  function (previousKey, previousValue, nextKey, nextValue){ }
• bind = (optional) the object to use as 'this' in the function.

To insert myself right before Earl, I would call it like this:

var tmp2 = ObjectInject(tmp1, 'Trent', 'NEW ITEM', function(pk, pv, nk, nv){ 
        return (nk=='Earl'); 
    });
/*
var tmp2 = { 
    Tom: 'first', 
    Jane: 'second', 
    Sally: 'third', 
    Bill: 'forth', 
    Lydia: 'fifth', 
    Carl: 'sixth', 
    Stan: 'seventh', 
    Trent: 'NEW ITEM',
    Earl: 'eighth', 
    Paul: 'ninth', 
    Tray: 'tenth' 
};
*/

I originally wrote this while using mootools, and created a pull request on Mootools-Core, however it was noted in the comments that this "ordering" of the keys in a javascript object is not exactly an ECMAScript standard. So play at you're own risk! The version I provided here however should be library independent, so it should play nicely with jQuery, Mootools, etc.. Enjoy!