Use a string as an object name

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console.log(window.Ab); //returns 12345

I would like to rename Ab to something that has meaning to be used throughout the code of my chrome extension I was thinking about doing something like this

const meaningfulObjectName = 'Ab'
console.log(window.meaningfulObjectName); // should return the value of window.Ab, 12345

However I seem to be making a mistake. How can I correct this?

`window[meaningfulObjectName]` – Pointy Jul 30 '23 at 17:59 — Pointy, Jul 30 '23 at 17:59
thank you! this works and is what i was looking for. – 3jay1 Jul 30 '23 at 18:00 — 3jay1, Jul 30 '23 at 18:00

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 30 '23 at 17:59

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You can use bracket notation to access the property.

Here's how you can do this:

const meaningfulObjectName = 'Ab';
console.log(window[meaningfulObjectName]); // This will return the value of window.Ab, 12345

answered Jul 30 '23 at 17:59

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