concatenate strings to make variable

Question

I have a variable multiple variables that end differently such as

fibrecementrustedorpoppedfixings

fibrecementrustedorpoppedfixingsprice

fibrecementrustedorpoppedfixingsunits

fibrecementrustedorpoppedfixingsrange

I'm looking for a way to be able to just use the main variable then add the last part on where needed in the function something like

fibrecementrustedorpoppedfixings + price would print the value of fibrecementrustedorpoppedfixingsprice

You probably want to use arrays - https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_arrays.asp — Kewin Dousse, Sep 05 '17 at 22:29
Possible duplicate of [Convert string to variable name in JavaScript](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5613834/convert-string-to-variable-name-in-javascript) — user247702, Sep 05 '17 at 22:31
"*I have a variable multiple variables*" - that's the actual problem you need to fix. Not finding a way to access them. Use an object. — Bergi, Sep 05 '17 at 22:41
In hindsight I should have used an array instead, I guess it could be worth the effort to go though and change them all. — NZLRhyz, Sep 05 '17 at 22:58
Try `window["fibrecementrustedorpoppedfixings" + "price"] = 123` — Harry Pehkonen, Sep 06 '17 at 00:00

score -1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 05 '17 at 22:30

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What you're looking for is eval():

var fibrecementrustedorpoppedfixingsprice = 23;
console.log(eval("fibrecementrustedorpoppedfixings" + "price"));

However, note that eval() can be evil, as it:

As such, it should only be used with caution.

Hope this helps! :)

answered Sep 05 '17 at 22:30

Obsidian Age

That looks to work perfect thanks! I shall look more into eval() though – NZLRhyz Sep 05 '17 at 22:37

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