jQuery/Javascript variable concatenation

Asked Jul 29 '15 at 12:24

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I found a function to write out text with a typewriter effect. I want to change the text to be written out. Let me show you!

Now I have:

 $.each((text).split('') ...
 var text = "Some text here"

So now it uses the text in the text variable. What I want to do is, to have multiple texts, and to be able to choose as following:

slotNumber contains a number, eg 1, 2, 3 or 4 etc... What I want to achieve is, to have mutiple text variables:

var text1 = "Some text" 
var text2 = "Some other text" 
var text3 = "Another text"

and to be able to use some concatenation, so that with

 $.each(('text' + slotNumber).split('') ...

I use text1, text2 or text3 resp., depending on what slotNumber contains. I know, that ('text' + slotNumber).split('') is incorrect, but what would be the correct way? Thank you!

asked Jul 29 '15 at 12:24

lte__

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for global vars, use `window['text' + slotNumber].split ...` – Jaromanda X Jul 29 '15 at 12:26
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This is what arrays are for. (And global variables are evil, avoid them) – Quentin Jul 29 '15 at 12:27
@Jaromanda X The window solution works, and it's easy, thank you! – lte__ Jul 29 '15 at 12:29
Quentin's right (though comma splices are evil, too :) ). Use an array and reference by index, or use an object array and reference by ID. – isherwood Jul 29 '15 at 12:29
@Quentin, would you care to elaborate, how exactly in this case? :) Thank you! – lte__ Jul 29 '15 at 12:29
var text = []; text[0] = ... etc – Quentin Jul 29 '15 at 12:30
I'm having trouble seeing how the duplicate indicated helps resolve this question. – isherwood Jul 29 '15 at 12:36

jQuery/Javascript variable concatenation

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