variable as index in an associative array - Javascript

Question

I\'m trying to create an associative array, create an empty array, and then add a (indexName -> value) pair:

var arrayName = new Array;

arrayName[\         


        

Answer 1

You would use objects to do that:

var hash = {}
hash["foo"] = "foo";
hash.bar    = "bar";
// This is the dynamic approach: Your key is a string:
baz         = "baz"
hash[baz]   = "hello";

To iterate, just use a for loop or $.each() in jQuery.