Create Dynamic Object

[solepixel]

I'm trying to create an object similar to the one in this thread:

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1389972

I am extracting a string from an HTML element that looks like this: {option1: 'var', option2: false, option3: 'stuff'}

I tried var options = myString, but then I cannot reference options['option1']. How do I do that?

I tried var options = new Object(); but that still didn't help. Thanks.

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

You'd need to eval the string to turn it into an object (one of the few good uses for eval):

var myString = "{option1: 'var', option2: false, option3: 'stuff'}";
var options = eval(myString);
alert(options.option1);

Hope this helps,
Dan



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[solepixel]

When I try this, I get "invalid label".

 

[solepixel]

Found this:

http://www.bennadel.com/blog/99-JSO...etail-Creating-Syntax-Error-Invalid-Label.htm

I think that does the trick, adding parenthesis inside the eval parenthesis