javascript associative arrays

[jor]

i want the key of a hash to be based on a variable:

i tried:

var c = 'blah';
var arr = { 'a':1000, b:2000, c.valueOf():3000 };
also
var arr = { 'a':1000, b:2000, c.toString():3000 };

why not?

it seems none of this is allowed.

is there a way to do this?

[Peter Michaux]

On Dec 13, 7:49 pm, jor <[e-mail]:

i want the key of a hash to be based on a variable:

i tried:

var c = 'blah';
var arr = { 'a':1000, b:2000, c.valueOf():3000 };

also
var arr = { 'a':1000, b:2000, c.toString():3000 };

why not?

The PropertyName "keys" in an object literal can only be Identifier,
StringLiteral, or NumericLiteral. This is described in section 11.1.5
of the ECMAScript 3rd ed standard. Follow the link on the group FAQ to
get to the standard

<URL: http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ2_6>

it seems none of this is allowed.

is there a way to do this?

var arr = {};
arr['a'] = 1000;
arr.b = 2000;
arr[c] = 3000;

Peter

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Peter Michaux wrote:

var arr = {};
arr['a'] = 1000;
arr.b = 2000;
arr[c] = 3000;

It should be pointed out (to the OP) that despite the chosen identifier
`arr', the referenced object is _not_ an "associative array" or a "hash" as
ECMAScript implementations at least until Edition 3 have no built-in concept
of this. `arr' refers to an Object object with user-defined properties.
`[...]' and `.' merely denote property accesses. `a', `b' and the value of
c are _not_ "keys", but they are property names.
PointedEars
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[VK]

On Dec 14, 6:59 am, Peter Michaux <[e-mail]:

is there a way to do this?

var arr = {};
arr['a'] = 1000;
arr.b = 2000;
arr[c] = 3000;

Or even
arr[f()] = 4000;
given that f is a function returning a valid PropertyName