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dubbelj
dubbelj

Reputation: 1160

Traversing within javascript object in for loop

I want to refer to an object within the object itself. The following is not right, i know. But what is the right way?

And when googling for such problems, what would be the right keywords to search for?

for (var key in eName) {
       var obj = eName[key];
       eName[key] = {
        type: 'id',
        name: obj.substr(1),
        html: this.type + '="' + this.name +'"'  //<--- here

       }
    }

Upvotes: 0

Views: 671

Answers (4)

user570783
user570783

Reputation: 686

for (var key in eName) {
       var obj = eName[key];
       eName[key] = {
        type: 'id',
        name: obj.substr(1),
        html: function() { return this.type + '="' + this.name +'"' }

       }
    }

Then you would use eName[key].html()

Upvotes: 0

Shadow Wizzard
Shadow Wizzard

Reputation: 66396

Try using the JS equivalent for class instead:

for (var key in eName) {
    var obj = eName[key];
    eName[key] = new CustomElement(obj);
}

...

function CustomElement(strData) {
    this.type = "id";
    this.name = strData.substr(1);
    this.html = this.type + '="' + this.name +'"';
}

Upvotes: 2

Harold Sota
Harold Sota

Reputation: 7566

Try this:

for (var key in eName) {
       var obj = eName[key];
       eName[key] = {
        type: 'id',
        name: obj.substr(1),
        html: ''  //<--- here

       }
eName[key].html = eName[key].type + '="' + eName[key].name +'"'

    }

Upvotes: 0

SwDevMan81
SwDevMan81

Reputation: 50038

The this keyword for Javascript might help you understand what this really means. You might have to pass it in as an object to the function.

Upvotes: 1

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