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Hello Folks

I was wondering if the following could be better written:

var myObject = {};
/*
in this case explicit declaration seems to be mandatory
otherwise 'myObject.ala has no properties' error occurs
*/
if (typeof myObject["ala"] == "undefined") {
myObject["ala"] = [];
}

myObject["ala"].push("ela");

Regards
Darek

wrote:
> I was wondering if the following could be better written:
>
> var myObject = {};
> /*
> in this case explicit declaration seems to be mandatory
> otherwise 'myObject.ala has no properties' error occurs
> */

Of course, `undefined' has no properties.

> if (typeof myObject["ala"] == "undefined") {
> myObject["ala"] = [];
> }

This condition is only necessary if the "ala" property is running the risk
of not being defined or explicitly assigned `undefined' before.

> myObject["ala"].push("ela");

Backwards compatible:

var myObject = new Object();
myObject.ala = new Array("ela");

or (ECMAScript 3 compliant):

var myObject = {ala: ["ela"]};


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var myObject = {ala: []};
myObject.ala.push("ela");

could also do:

window.myObject={
ala:[],
alb:{a:1,b:"two",c:[3]},
alc: (false)? true:false,
ald: "hello"
};

cheers, Jim

Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
> wrote:
>> if (typeof myObject["ala"] == "undefined") {
>> myObject["ala"] = [];
>> }
>
> This condition is only necessary if the "ala" property is running the risk
> of not being defined or explicitly assigned `undefined' before.

Clarification: It is not necessary at all, unless a specific program
behavior is attached to its having the value `undefined'.

myObject["ala"] = [];

creates the property and/or assigns a (new) value to it.


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jim wrote:
> var myObject = {ala: []};
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> myObject.ala.push("ela");
>
> could also do:
>
> window.myObject={
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> ala:[],
> alb:{a:1,b:"two",c:[3]},
> alc: (false)? true:false,
> ald: "hello"
> };

Those two assignments are in no way equivalent.


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