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JavaScript Object-Oriented JavaScript Object Basics Dot Notation & Bracket Notation

Peter May
Peter May
16,376 Points
Posted by Peter May
Peter May
16,376 Points

I practiced\ and find this confusing. I slashed out //the previous logs and tried running just the ernie[prop]. Nothing?

I practiced\ and find this confusing. I slashed out //the previous logs and tried running just the ernie[prop]. Nothing? for us newbs this is confusing. How would you call this with a new var and how to you assign key pairs to an outside var. would love more details. Thank you in advance. (any articles also appreciated.)

1 Answer

Zimri Leijen
Zimri Leijen
11,835 Points 
var prop = 'breed'
ernie[prop]

is the same as

ernie['breed']

which is also the same as 

ernie.breed