[Javascript] variable whose name is the result of a calculation?

[javascript@xxxxxxxxxx (charlie_chan)]

The entire code would help a lot!  Not enough info here to understand what
you are doing.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Webster" <awebster@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <javascript@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 5:50 AM
Subject: [Javascript] variable whose name is the result of a calculation?


hi all,

I want to define a new variable, whose name is the result of a calculation.

does this make sense? a simple example follows

var1 = 'ora';
var2= 'nge';
var3 = var1 + var2;
// result:
// var3 = 'orange';
eval(var3) = '263';
// intended result:
// orange = '#FB8E36';

of course when I do this, javascript is not happy. it doesnt like the left
hand side with the 'intended result' bit.

why am I doing things like this? I am going to be supplied the names of the
colours without knowing what they will be. I will need to evaluate what they
are and then declare variables for each of them so I can reuse this
information.

any help would be greatly appreciated!

thanks,

anthony
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