javascript message queue

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I am using javascript to create a message queue, say for example I want to store the messages "hello" and "word" to user with id "123", I am using the following to set and retrieve them.

var messages = [];
var userId = 123;

messages[userId].push("hello");
messages[userId].push("word");

needless to say, this is not working, damn arrays! How can I make this work, keeping it as simple as possible?

Thanks in advance

@laser_wizard: that's not quite what I want to do. I want to then be able to access the message list of a particular userId — john smith
– john smith, Commented Oct 19, 2012 at 15:56
@Diodeus: I know, I'm just getting crazy litterally! trying to get assoc arrays working for me has always been a pain and this evening I really am offline! — john smith
– john smith, Commented Oct 19, 2012 at 15:57

bfavaretto · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-19 15:59:32Z

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You need an array ([]) for every user:

var messages = {};
var userId = 123; 
messages[userId] = ["hello", "word"];

You can use push too:

var messages = {};
var userId = 123; 
messages[userId] = [];
messages[userId].push("hello");
messages[userId].push("word");

answered Oct 19, 2012 at 15:59

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john smith Over a year ago

Thank you. This works. What about getting a particular userId's message queue?

SLaks Over a year ago

@johnsmith: messages[userId]

bfavaretto Over a year ago

The userId is a property of the messages object, you can just do messages[userId], or messages[123].

SLaks · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-19 16:06:53Z

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messages[userId] does not exist.

You need to put an array there:

messages[userId] = [];

edited Oct 19, 2012 at 16:06

answered Oct 19, 2012 at 15:53

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SzymonK · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-19 16:02:35Z

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well, technically you could push elements as properties of an object, which you have created and then iterate thorugh its properties.

answered Oct 19, 2012 at 16:02

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