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Erwin Moller wrote:

> On 2/7/2012 2:08 AM, JRough wrote:
>> How do I create a javascript associative array […]
> 
> […]
> About associative: If you create an empty object, just can add
> "properties" with values to it to your heart's liking. That way you have
> your associative array behaviour.
> 
> var myTime = new Object();
> myTime.firstName = "J.";
> myTime.famName = "Rough";

However, by default there are no empty objects (although there are 
proprietary ways like assigning to the `__proto__' property to create them, 
leaving a from then on crippled object).  Even Object instances inherit from 
Object.prototype by default.

As a result, some property names (like "toString") are already used.  So you 
should avoid assigning to the corresponding properties in order to store 
user data.  Which points out *again* _that there are no *built-in* 
associative arrays in ECMAScript implementations_ (but you can try to 
emulate them, like with jsx.map.Map [1]).


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