Use JavaScript objects as associative arrays.
Associative Array: In simple words associative arrays use Strings instead of Integer numbers as index.
Create an object with
var dictionary = {};
JavaScript allows you to add properties to objects by using the following syntax:
Object.yourProperty = value;
An alternate syntax for the same is:
Object[“yourProperty”] = value;
If you can, also create key-to-value object maps with the following syntax:
var point = { x:3, y:2 };
point[“x”] // returns 3
point.y // returns 2
You can iterate through an associative array using the for..in loop construct as follows
for(var key in Object.keys(dict)){
var value = dict[key];
/* use key/value for intended purpose */
}
var associativeArray = {};
associativeArray[“one”] = “First”;
associativeArray[“two”] = “Second”;
associativeArray[“three”] = “Third”;
If you are coming from an object-oriented language you should check this article.