javascript parsing variable names/values from a form

Question

I am having trouble running this code, any one has idea what could be wrong with it?

please check line # 4

for(i=0; i<document.anyForm.elements.length; i++) {
    element_type = document.anyForm.elements[i].type;
    if(element_type.toUpperCase() == "TEXT" || element_type.toUpperCase() == "TEXTAREA") {
        var parse(document.anyForm.elements[i].name) = document.anyForm.elements[i].value;
    }
}

What is the question? Do you get an error? What is the expected result? What is the result you get? — PeeHaa
– PeeHaa, Commented Feb 9, 2012 at 19:00
For some reason its nor working... do you think if this is correct: var parse(document.anyForm.elements[i].name) = document.anyForm.elements[i].value; — Aajiz
– Aajiz, Commented Feb 9, 2012 at 19:02
Again: Do you get an error. What is the expected result? What is the result? Doesn't work is really vague. — PeeHaa
– PeeHaa, Commented Feb 9, 2012 at 19:03
Nah no errors... As you can see I am trying to dynamically define variable names/values that are drived from form elements — Aajiz
– Aajiz, Commented Feb 9, 2012 at 19:10

Headshota · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-09 19:15:03Z

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var parse(document.anyForm.elements[i].name)

This is incorrect. you either need to define a variable or invoke a function var before the function invocation is invalid.

EDIT:

you can use an object to store the name:value pairs:

var obj = {}; // before loop

//in loop
obj[document.anyForm.elements[i].name] = document.anyForm.elements[i].value;

edited Feb 9, 2012 at 19:15

answered Feb 9, 2012 at 19:04

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Aajiz Over a year ago

yes I believed the problems lies here, any suggestion? to dynamically define variable names (that are named after form elements)

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