Getting objects from an Array

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I may be doing this very badly but I'm new to this! if I have an array that contains objects like this

var company = [H7 = {companyName:"company1"},F4 = {companyName:"company2"}]

If I get a reference as a string say "F4" is there any way I can go

myCompName = company "F4" companyName and get the result "company2"

I was trying to use inArray like this

myStand = $.inArray("F4", companyObjects)
myCompName = companyObjects[myStand].companyName

but this doesn't work and yet

myStand = $.inArray(F4, companyObjects)
myCompName = companyObjects[myStand].companyName

does work. Do I have my array set up wrong or is there a way to do this? Thank you Alex

jcubic · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-22 15:09:53Z

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Arrays are indexed by numbers what you actually do with this line

var company = [H7 = {companyName:"company1"},F4 = {companyName:"company2"}]

is this:

H7 = {companyName:"company1"}
F4 = {companyName:"company2"}
var company = [H7,F4]

if you want to access H7 and F4 you need to create another object:

var company = {H7: {companyName:"company1"},F4: {companyName:"company2"}};

and then you can do this:

$.each(company, function(i, comp) {
   var myCompName = 'company "' + i + '" companyName and get the result "'+
        comp['companyName'] + '"';
});

or

company['H7']['companyName']

or

company.H7.companyName

edited Jun 22, 2012 at 15:09

answered Jun 22, 2012 at 14:59

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Kumsal Obuz · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-22 15:01:26Z

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How about trying this way, http://jsfiddle.net/CBxMt/?

Basically company variable is an object that holds your company data. You can still access elements with [] notation just like arrays.

answered Jun 22, 2012 at 15:01

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