an array, and a variable to display as a string

Question

I'm using jquery and have two arrays with the names, question0AnswerTextArray and question1AnswerTextArray.

Inside these arrays are strings ["text for answer 1", "text for answer 2"]

I also have a variable named quizQuestion.

I'm trying to get text to display like below:

var tempBoxText = 'question'+quizQuestion+'AnswerTextArray['+answerNumber+']'; 
$('#quizTextBox').text(tempBoxText);

Any ideas? Or are multidimensional arrays possible in JavaScript/jQuery?

Thanks for suggestions..I just started JavaScript recently.

Felix Kling · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-14 20:16:05Z

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As you already mentioned, a better way would be to use an array of arrays:

var answers = [
    ["text for answer 1", "text for answer 2"],
    ["text for answer 1", "text for answer 2"]
];

$('#quizTextBox').text(answers[quizQuestion][answerNumber]);

I recommend to read the MDN JavaScript Guide.

answered Oct 14, 2011 at 20:16

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sean Over a year ago

Thank you for such quick responses! This help a lot!

Cᴏʀʏ · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-14 20:19:02Z

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Multi-dimensional arrays are possible in JavaScript. Setting them up is a little different (but is just an array of arrays), and the syntax for retrieving values is like:

var val = myArray[x][y];

x and y can be your question and answer indices.

answered Oct 14, 2011 at 20:19

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