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Mar
Mar

Reputation: 323

Object name from variable in Actionscript

I am trying to use the string in a variable to create an item in an object.

Example non functioning code:

    private var myName:String = 'group1';

    private var _ins:Object = {
        myName : { 
            data1: arr[0],
            data2: arr[1]               
        }
    }

I can not understand what syntax to use to make myName be 'group1' text. Currently I am using:

    private var _ins:Object = {
        'group1' : { 
            data1: arr[0],
            data2: arr[1]               
        }
    }

Upvotes: 1

Views: 50

Answers (1)

Organis
Organis

Reputation: 7316

Syntax of generic objects in AS3 allow to omit quotes for the keys, but actually your code is:

private var myName:String = 'group1';

private var _ins:Object = {
    "myName" : { 
        "data1": arr[0],
        "data2": arr[1]               
    }
}

You should use myName as a variable, which contains a key.

private var myName:String = 'group1';

private var _ins:Object = {};

_ins[myName] = { 
    data1: arr[0],
    data2: arr[1]               
};

Upvotes: 3

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