Sam Collett schrieb:
> On 03/01/07, Klaus Hartl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Birgit Pauli-Haack schrieb:
>>> I have some data in an js associative array:
>>>
>>> texts = new Array;
>>> texts.webmail = "Go directly to Web e-mail. The easy way to read and
>>> write e-mail when you are away from home.";
>>> texts.dsl ="Complete information on the DSL service.";
>>> texts.members = "Member information and downloads."
>> You say you have an associative array so you should use one. Abusing an
>> array (list) for that is considered bad practice.
>>
>> var texts = {}; // short for new Object();
>>
>> ...
>>
>>
>>
>> -- Klaus
>
> I think there are probably quite a few that do that (use Array instead
> of Object). Also, there is no true associative array functionality in
> JavaScript as 'texts.length' will always return 0 if you use
> 'texts['foo'] = bar'
>
> What exacerbates this issue is that the first search on Google for
> 'associative array javascript' suggests this use.
For anyone who's interested:
http://www.andrewdupont.net/2006/05/18/javascript-associative-arrays-considered-harmful/
http://erik.eae.net/archives/2005/06/06/22.13.54/
-- Klaus
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