[Javascript] dynamic var names

[David Dorward]

On 7 Aug 2007, at 10:12, Michael Borchers wrote:
> I dynamically create a name for a var, let's say
> var myDynVar    = 'foo';
> Now I want to fill (var) foo with a value f.e. 'bar', so the next  
> time I
> alert(foo)    results in => bar;

Create an object. Use the myObject[myDunVar] property. (While you  
could use the window object directly - don't, its dirty, unintuitive  
and painful to maintain).

> I tried several combinations with eval()

Keep away from eval(), its almost always the wrong solution to any  
problem.

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