Javascript Insert Into A Dictionary from Variable

Question

So I have a dictionary like this:

var dict = {};

and I have a variable like this:

var string = "Hello";

and I was wondering how I would insert a value into a dictionary, where the key is the variable. Like this.

var dict = {
    "Hello": "Bla Bla Bla"
};

I have tried

dict.`${string}` = "Bla Bla Bla";

but it just gives a syntax error,

Thanks in advance!

`dict[string] = "Hello";` – gurvinder372 Jan 06 '18 at 12:39 — gurvinder372, Jan 06 '18 at 12:39
Or ES6 `{ [string]: "bla bla" }` – trincot Jan 06 '18 at 12:40 — trincot, Jan 06 '18 at 12:40

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 06 '18 at 12:40

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You need to use dict[string] not dict.'${string}'

var dict = {};
var string = "Hello";


dict[string] = "Bla Bla Bla";
console.log(dict);

answered Jan 06 '18 at 12:40

Ankit Agarwal

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