I have an array created with this code:
var widthRange = new Array();
widthRange[46] = { sel:46, min:0, max:52 };
widthRange[66] = { sel:66, min:52, max:70 };
widthRange[90] = { sel:90, min:70, max:94 };
I want to get each of the values 46, 66, 90 in a loop. I tried for (var key in widthRange) but this gives me a whole bunch of extra properties (I assume they are functions on the object). I can't use a regular for loop since the values are not sequential.
for (var i = 0; i < widthRange.length; ++i) {
if (widthRange[i] != null) {
// do something
}
}
You can't really get just the keys you've set because that's not how an Array works. Once you set element 46, you also have 0 through 45 set too (though they're null).
You could always have two arrays:
var widthRange = [], widths = [], newVal = function(n) {
widths.push(n);
return n;
};
widthRange[newVal(26)] = { whatever: "hello there" };
for (var i = 0; i < widths.length; ++i) {
doSomething(widthRange[widths[i]]);
}
edit well it may be that I'm all wet here ...
You need to call the hasOwnProperty function to check whether the property is actually defined on the object itself (as opposed to its prototype), like this:
for (var key in widthRange) {
if (key === 'length' || !widthRange.hasOwnProperty(key)) continue;
var value = widthRange[key];
}
Note that you need a separate check for length.
However, you shouldn't be using an array here at all; you should use a regular object. All Javascript objects function as associative arrays.
For example:
var widthRange = { }; //Or new Object()
widthRange[46] = { sel:46, min:0, max:52 };
widthRange[66] = { sel:66, min:52, max:70 };
widthRange[90] = { sel:90, min:70, max:94 };
Your original example works just fine for me:
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<script>
var widthRange = new Array();
widthRange[46] = { sel:46, min:0, max:52 };
widthRange[66] = { sel:66, min:52, max:70 };
widthRange[90] = { sel:90, min:70, max:94 };
var i = 1;
for (var key in widthRange)
{
document.write("Key #" + i + " = " + key + "; min/max = " + widthRange[key].min + "/" + widthRange[key].max + "<br />");
i++;
}
</script>
</html>
Results in the browser (Firefox 3.6.2 on Windows XP):
Key #1 = 46; min/max = 0/52
Key #2 = 66; min/max = 52/70
Key #3 = 90; min/max = 70/94
Seems to work.
var widthRange = new Array();
widthRange[46] = { sel:46, min:0, max:52 };
widthRange[66] = { sel:66, min:52, max:70 };
widthRange[90] = { sel:90, min:70, max:94 };
for (var key in widthRange)
{
document.write(widthRange[key].sel + "<br />");
document.write(widthRange[key].min + "<br />");
document.write(widthRange[key].max + "<br />");
}
I think you should use an Object ({}) and not an array ([]) for this.
A set of data is associated with each key. It screams for using an object. Do:
var obj = {};
obj[46] = { sel:46, min:0, max:52 };
obj[666] = { whatever:true };
// This is what for..in is for
for (var prop in obj) {
console.log(obj[prop]);
}
Maybe some utility stuff like this can help:
window.WidthRange = (function () {
var obj = {};
return {
getObj: function () {return obj;}
, add: function (key, data) {
obj[key] = data;
return this; // enabling chaining
}
}
})();
// Usage (using chaining calls):
WidthRange.add(66, {foo: true})
.add(67, {bar: false})
.add(69, {baz: 'maybe', bork:'absolutely'});
var obj = WidthRange.getObj();
for (var prop in obj) {
console.log(obj[prop]);
}