JavaScript - Get object property from element data

Question

I'm wondering if that's possible to get object property from element data.

So let's say I have element:

<div data-item="objProp" class="test">test</div>

And js object:

var obj = {
objProp: true
}

I tried to:

var test = $('.test').data('item');
alert(obj.test);

So, yeah, is there any way I can do this?

Denys Séguret · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-15 11:34:46Z

2

You seem to want

alert(obj[test]);

answered May 15, 2013 at 11:34

Denys Séguret

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3 Comments

Yeah, thank you. For some reason I though [] only refers to arrays. Thank you once again.

I'd recommend you to read Working with objects, that's a good documentation.

You've post the answer just 8 seconds faster ;)

user1823761 · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-15 11:34:54Z

0

Try to use []:

alert(obj[test]);

answered May 15, 2013 at 11:34

user1823761