How to create dynamic Map key in javascript?

Question

I have tried to create a map like example below...

var myMap= {"one": 1,"two": "two","three": 3.0};

So, I iterate them like:

for (var key in myMap) {

window.alert("myMapmap property \"" + key + "\" = " + myMap[key]);

}

If my data is dynamic... and I want to add each of them in to map... how the codes should be like? And I expect the key is not static...I mean the data taken from other source like database, that wasn't define before..

Thanks before

Raynos · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-28 07:36:10Z

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var dataSource = ...;
while (var o = dataSource.get()) {
     myMap[o.key] = o.value;
}

for (var key in myMap) {
     alert("key : " + key + " value : " + myMap[key]);
}

You can simply write to an object using array like syntax.

How and where you get your data is upto you.

answered Mar 28, 2011 at 7:36

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Raynos Over a year ago

@Stephen myMap = {} reset it to an empty map.

ffleandro Over a year ago

how can you remove a specific element?

19h Over a year ago

tf is dataSource.get? Non-ECMA.

dierre Over a year ago

how do I check if myMap has keys or is empty?

Raynos Over a year ago

@dierre var isEmpty = Object.keys(myMap).length === 0

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David Tang · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-28 07:36:48Z

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Dynamic values and keys can be added using this notation:

var myMap = {}; // Create empty map
myMap["some" + "dynamic" + "key"] = "some" + "dynamic" + "variable";

answered Mar 28, 2011 at 7:36

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