Have an array inside an array JQuery

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I have the following array:

var phyList = [
    {
    "firstName": "Michael",
    "lastName": "Abbey-Mensah",
    "status": "Courtesy",
    "specialty": "Pediatrics",
    "address": "4564454, Brooklyn, NY 11212",
    "phone": "718 || 718.385.9279"
    },
    {
    "firstName": "Niraj",
    "lastName": "Acharya",
    "status": "Active",
    "specialty": "Medicine",
    "address": "4545 Avenue, Jamaica NY 11432",
    "phone": "4545.558.2894 || 4545.558.9735"
    }
];

What if i wanted to have more than one specialty for the first entry? Let's say Pediatrics and Surgery.

Will this work:

var phyList = [
    {
    "firstName": "Michael",
    "lastName": "Abbey-Mensah",
    "status": "Courtesy",
    "specialty": ["Pediatrics", "Surgery"],
    "address": "454545ergaston Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11212",
    "phone": "745458.485.2704 || 516.385.9279"
    },
    {
    "firstName": "Niraj",
    "lastName": "Acharya",
    "status": "Active",
    "specialty": "Medicine",
    "address": "45459th Avenue, Jamaica NY 11432",
    "phone": "718.558.2894 || 718.558.9735"
    }
];

Will this work? No, you've got invalid object literal syntax inside that array. Do away with the curly braces and just have an array of strings, as m7o suggested. — Anthony Grist
– Anthony Grist, Commented Apr 30, 2013 at 12:12

Anthony Grist · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-30 12:13:43Z

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You can maintain specialty values in an array:

var phyList = [
    {
    "firstName": "Michael",
    "lastName": "Abbey-Mensah",
    "status": "Courtesy",
    "specialty": ["Pediatrics ","Surgery"],
    "address": "437 Mothergaston Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11212",
    "phone": "718.485.2704 || 516.385.9279"
    },
    {
    "firstName": "Niraj",
    "lastName": "Acharya",
    "status": "Active",
    "specialty": ["Medicine"],
    "address": "152-11 89th Avenue, Jamaica NY 11432",
    "phone": "718.558.2894 || 718.558.9735"
    }
];

edited Apr 30, 2013 at 12:13

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answered Apr 30, 2013 at 12:11

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Satpal · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-30 12:10:55Z

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You can use

     "specialty": [
         "Pediatrics", "Surgery"
     ],

An array can hold many values under a single name, and you can access the values by referring to an index number.

answered Apr 30, 2013 at 12:10

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dreamweiver · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-30 12:22:17Z

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I Suppose , you need to have a array like this then

var a = [{"id":"1","images":[{"img_id":"1"},{"img_id":"2"},{"img_id":"3"}]},
     {"id":"2","images":[{"img_id":"1"},{"img_id":"2"},{"img_id":"3"}]}];

where Images has an array of values for its entry

edited Apr 30, 2013 at 12:22

answered Apr 30, 2013 at 12:09

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