Re: FAQ Topic - How do I access a property of an object using a string? (2012-01-19)

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>, Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:03, FAQ server <javascript@dotinternet.be>
posted:

>FAQ Topic - How do I access a property of an object using
>a string?

One might add, it appears, that this can be used as a shorter way of
testing in a main file whether a variable has been defined in an include
file

        if (window["Tom"])
is shorter than
        if (typeof(Tom)!='undefined')

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FAQ Topic - How do I access a property of an object using a string? (2012-01-19) "FAQ server" <javascript@dotinternet.be> - 2012-01-19 00:00 +0000
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