Javascript using variable as array name

Question

I have several arrays in Javascripts, e.g.

a_array[0] = \"abc\";
b_array[0] = \"bcd\";
c_array[0] = \"cde\";

I have a function which takes the arra

Answer 1

You can either pass the array itself:

function perform(array) {
    alert(array[0]);
}
perform(a_array);

Or access it over this:

function perform(array_name) {
    alert(this[array_name][0]);
}
perform('a_array');