Nested arbitrary object does not work in javascript

Question

Why does this not work? I get an error that this action is not supported by my IE9.

var data = new { selectedUnitKey: { value1: 1, value2: 2} }

Denys Séguret · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-19 07:59:56Z

3

Remove the new :

var data = { selectedUnitKey: { value1: 1, value2: 2} }

The new operator creates an instance of a user-defined object type or of one of the built-in object types that has a constructor function.

You use new like this when you define your "class" :

function SomeClass(unitKey) {
     this.selectedUnitKey = unitKey;
}
var data = new SomeClass({ value1: 1, value2: 2});

answered Dec 19, 2012 at 7:59

Denys Séguret

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1 Comment

ah... I got confused with the c# anonym objects... Thanks man.