How to make new javascript object from object using string as key for new object

Question

I know this should be very basic , but I am struggling to find answer , spent 5 minutes figuring out how to compose title for this question :)

var response = [{id:1 , name:"Some Name"} , {id:2 , name :"Other Name"}]
var prefixResponse = "users";
var newResponse = {prefixResponse : response }

This will not work as you know , what I need is that newResponse should look like

{users:[{id:1 , name:"Some Name"} , {id:2 , name :"Other Name"}]}

Is this possible to achieve without using JSON striginfy than converting back to JSON

I know it is simple but coming from PHP this is trouble for me :(

tymeJV · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-10 19:18:25Z

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Use bracket notation for variables:

var newResponse = {};
newResponse[prefixResponse] = response

answered Mar 10, 2015 at 19:18

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Thanks, i knew it was simple !

Eyal · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-10 19:19:49Z

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You can use the bracket notation:

var newResponse = {};
newResponse[prefixResponse] = response;

answered Mar 10, 2015 at 19:19

Eyal

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