create an array based on a variables string [duplicate]

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I want to pass a string for an array's name to a function, and the function create that array, e.g:

make_array('array_name', data);

function make_array(array_name, data){
    array_name = [];

    // do stuff

    array_name.push(//stuff);

}

I don't want to have to create the array first manually

do you want your array variables injected in global scope? I might sugest you creating a namespace for your arrays. So you can do something like this in your global namespace: var arrayNamespace = {}; and in your function you'll do: arrayNamespace[arrayName] = []; arrayNamespace[arrayName].push(value); — eAbi
– eAbi, Commented Jun 11, 2014 at 10:22

Tushar Gupta - curioustushar · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-11 10:19:00Z

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You can do .

window[array_name] = [];

answered Jun 11, 2014 at 10:19

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jbduzan · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-11 10:19:25Z

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You can use eval() to do it.

eval("var " + array_name + " = []");

answered Jun 11, 2014 at 10:19

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neelsg · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-11 10:23:12Z

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If you just want the function to return an array, there is no need to create it beforehand. You can just do this:

function make_array(data){
    var array_name = [];

    // do stuff

    array_name.push(//stuff);
    return array_name;
}

var my_new_array = make_array(data);

answered Jun 11, 2014 at 10:23

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