Javascript storing value in key value form

Question

i want to store value like key and value pair in javascript

So far i am doing like this

var list_of_addressbook_entries = {};

list_of_addressbook_entries.guest_name = name ;

for(key in list_of_addressbook_entries)
{
  alert("key " + key
  + " has value "
  + list_of_addressbook_entries[key]);
}

In the above code guest_name is a variable which value is coming from a onclick
so when i am doing the above it showing me the result like

 key guest_name has value M

it is not printing the value of guest_name

i want the result like

key guest_name_variable value  has key M

Please suggest me what to do here ?

noj · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-18 10:12:07Z

2

If I've understood right, you need to use the bracket [] syntax, otherwise it is not interpreted as a variable:

list_of_addressbook_entries[guest_name] = name ;

answered Sep 18, 2012 at 10:12

noj

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2 Comments

user1667633 Over a year ago

great one more thing how can i remove a key value pair from the dict ?

noj Over a year ago

delete list_of_addressbook_entries[guest_name];

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