Jquery Array - how to condense multiple index initialisations to a single line of code

Question

Can the following 5 lines be condensed into a single line array?

var exmplArray = [];
exmplArray['hours'] = 0;
exmplArray['overtime'] = 0;
exmplArray['income'] = 0;
exmplArray['expenditure'] = 0;

I have tried the following but an error kicks in: 'Uncaught ReferenceError: Invalid left-hand side in assignment'

var exmplArray = ['hours' = 0, 'overtime' = 0, 'income' = 0, 'expenditure' = 0];

any ideas?

xdazz · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-04 08:33:55Z

1

You should use object {} instead when you need a "hash" in javascript:

var example = {};
example['hours'] = 0;
example['overtime'] = 0;
example['income'] = 0;
example['expenditure'] = 0;

or

// the quote could be ommitted.
var example = { 'hours': 0, 'overtime': 0, 'income': 0, 'expenditure': 0 };

answered Sep 4, 2014 at 8:33

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Balachandran · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-04 08:34:51Z

0

try

var exmplArray = {'hours' :0, 'overtime' :0, 'income' :0, 'expenditure' :0};

answered Sep 4, 2014 at 8:34

Balachandran

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