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Array String Indexes
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It is possible to index arrays using strings.
To access an element, a string index value is placed into the [] operator.
<HTML>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
function populateArray(myArray) {
myArray["A"]=4;
myArray["B"]=2;
myArray["C"]=1;
myArray["D"]=5;
}
function displayArray(myArray){
document.write(myArray['A']," A.<BR>");
document.write(myArray['B']," B.<BR>");
document.write(myArray['C']," C.<BR>");
document.write(myArray['D']," pairs of D.");
}
var myArray = new Array();
populateArray(myArray);
displayArray(myArray);
-->
</SCRIPT>
</HTML>
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