Is a multidimensional array what I'm looking for?
Seems like the main thing for most of you, but I'm stuck with this issue:
So, I have 3 categories of fields:
-Category 1 = [field1, field2, field3.. etc]
-Category 2 = [field1, field2, field3.. etc]
-Category 3 = [field1, field2, field3.. etc]
And besides, I have other items that have all of these categories, but not all of these fields:
Element 1 = Category 1[field3, field2], Category2[Field4], Category3[field1, field5, field2]
How can I organize this data in javascript (I am using JQuery if it can help)?
Many programming languages support named indexed arrays.
Arrays with named indexes are called associative arrays (or hashes).
JavaScript does NOT support named-index arrays.
In JavaScript, arrays always use numbered indices.
You can use objects instead:
{
"Element1": {
"Category1": [
"field3",
"field2"
],
"Category2": [
"field4"
],
"Category3": [
"field1",
"field5",
"field2"
]
}
}
You can take a look at MDN - it's a complete newbie to JavaScript and its data types.
Eloquent Javascript can also help build the javascript framework.
It depends on what you are trying to do with the data, but one way is:
var category1 = ['field1', 'field2', ... ];
var element1 = {
category1: ['field3', 'field2'],
...
}