How can i use value from input to console.log a value from an object?

Question

I have an object that contains all the months:

const months = {
        "january": 31,
        etc...

Then i have a text input. I select the value from the input with javascript (.value) in a variabel called "value".

When I type "january" (without quote marks) in the text input and try doing console.log(months.value); nothing happens.

How can I convert the value a datatype (or something else) that can be used to select "january" in the object "months"?

you need to handle an event. – Daniel A. White Oct 18 '17 at 16:48 — Daniel A. White, Oct 18 '17 at 16:48

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 18 '17 at 16:50

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A string is fine to select an item from an object, but you should use square bracket notation when you want to get your key name from a variable:

console.log(months[value])

answered Oct 18 '17 at 16:50

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 18 '17 at 16:50

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As far as I understand you need this months[“january”] Or months[value]

answered Oct 18 '17 at 16:50

Alexander Vitanov

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