Using a string to access a variable

Question

I currently have a Javascript function that uses a string to reference an object name and acces its properties. I\'m currently using eval() to get the the desired effect whi

Answer 1

Try this instead:

var stringToObjectRef = function() {
  var myTestObject = { 'item1' : 100, 'item2' : 12, 'item4' : 18 };
  var myValue = myTestObject['item1'];
  alert(myValue);
}();