Set Object name for variable value

Question

I am curious if it is possible to set the name of an object in Javascript to a variable value. So if I declare a variable objectName and want to create a new object whose name is the value of objectName.

Could you maybe give an example of how you imagine it would work? The description is little vague. — Viele, Jan 16 '16 at 19:22
Look [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5117127/use-dynamic-variable-names-in-javascript) — Volodymyr Chumak, Jan 16 '16 at 19:24

Marcos Casagrande · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-16T19:35:48.817

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Try this:

var objectName = "myObjectName";

window[objectName] = {
    foo: "bar"
};

console.log(myObjectName); // { foo: 'bar'}

All global variables are properties of the window object, and since window is an object, we can create a dynamic property using [] syntax. And then you can access it as window.myObjectName, window["myObjectName"] or just plain myObjectName

More info of window object here: http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_window.asp and here https://developer.mozilla.org/es/docs/Web/API/Window/window

edited Jan 16 '16 at 19:35

answered Jan 16 '16 at 19:25

Marcos Casagrande

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Don't use this. Don't create global variables. – Bergi Jan 16 '16 at 19:47

Set Object name for variable value

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