JavaScript dictionary with names

Question

I want to create a dictionary in JavaScript like the following:

myMappings = [
    { "Name": 10%},
    { "Phone": 10%},
    { "Addres         


        

Answer 1

The main problem I see with what you have is that it's difficult to loop through, for populating a table.

Simply use an array of arrays:

var myMappings = [
    ["Name", "10%"], // Note the quotes around "10%"
    ["Phone", "10%"],
    // etc..
];

... which simplifies access:

myMappings[0][0]; // column name
myMappings[0][1]; // column width

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Alternatively:

var myMappings = {
    names: ["Name", "Phone", etc...],
    widths: ["10%", "10%", etc...]
};

And access with:

myMappings.names[0];
myMappings.widths[0];