I am trying to set some variable to an object. But i want it to be set like the code below is there a way to set a variable like this?
myObject = {};
myObject.save = function (var) {
console.log(var);
}
myObject.users.save(); // must output 'users';
myObject.fruits.save(); // output fruit;
the save method is just an example method. it means that i need to chain a method on the variable string.
i trying to achieve something like that. any ideas how to achieve that? thanks
You can create a List class for your users and fruits lists, and provide regular list methods like add, remove, size and etc. to make it actually like a list class, and define your save method as a prototype method:
var List = (function(){
function List(listType){
this.listType = listType;
this._list = [];
}
List.prototype.add = function(item){
this._list.push(item);
};
List.prototype.size = function(item){
return this._list.length;
};
List.prototype.save = function(item){
console.log(this.listType);
};
return List;
})();
then you can use it in your object like:
var myObject = {};
myObject.users = new List("users");
myObject.fruits = new List("fruits");
now you can actually call those two lines of code:
myObject.users.save(); // output 'users';
myObject.fruits.save(); // output 'fruits';
and you can also define a save method for myObject and actually call the lists save method:
myObject.save = function(listType){
if(myObject[listType] instanceof List){
myObject[listType].save();
}
else{
console.log("there is no such a list named : " + listType);
}
};
and call it like:
myObject.save("users");
myObject.save("fruits");
You can do like
var obj = {
users: {
save: function () {
console.log('Users');
}
},
fruits: {
save: function () {
console.log('Fruits');
}
},
}
(or)
var obj = {};
obj.users = {};
obj.users.save = function () {
console.log('Users');
};
obj.fruits = {};
obj.fruits.save = function () {
console.log('Fruits');
};
usersorfruitsproperty, and if you did, thesavemethod would still have nothing to do with those properties.