JavaScript MultiDimensional Array read array name

[Jezternz]

First of all I am open to any suggestions and advice. If a javscript multidimensiona l array is a bad way to do this please say so. I considered XML but I wondered if this would be a bad idea as it would be slower for jsp to handel.

Okay here is an example of my multidimensiona l array (only part of it)(bottom of the post). It works fine I can call any of the 3rd dimension without trouble.

Now How would I go about printing something like this from the array:

[HTML]
<table><tr><t d colspan=2>1st dimension name</td></tr>
<tr><td>Secon d Dimension name</td><td>Third Dimension Property</td></tr></table>
[/HTML]

I guess what Im really asking is how to print the name of an array.
Obviously I can access the third dimension by just acessing array[0][0][0] however when I try return array[0][0] it just returns all the contents of [0][0] and not the name of [0][0] itself.

Not sure if I made that clear or not. Can I retrieve an array name somehow? (an array that is inside another arry)

var css_properties = new Array();

var background = new Array;
	css_properties[0] = background;
var border = new Array;
	css_properties[1] = border;

var background_attachment = new Array();
css_properties[0][0] = background_attachment;
	css_properties[0][0][0] = 'scroll';
	css_properties[0][0][1] = 'fixed';	
var background_color = new Array();
css_properties[0][1] = background_color;
	css_properties[0][1][0] = 'custom';
	css_properties[0][1][1] = 'transparent';
var background_image = new Array();
css_properties[0][2] = background_image;
	css_properties[0][2][0] = 'custom';
	css_properties[0][2][1] = 'none';


var border_top_color = new Array();
css_properties[1][0] = border_top_color;
	css_properties[1][0][1] = 'custom';
	css_properties[1][0][0] = 'transparent';
var border_top_style = new Array();
css_properties[1][1] = border_top_style;
	css_properties[1][1][0] = 'none';
	css_properties[1][1][1] = 'hidden';
	css_properties[1][1][2] = 'dotted';
	css_properties[1][1][3] = 'dashed';
	css_properties[1][1][4] = 'solid';
	css_properties[1][1][5] = 'double';
	css_properties[1][1][6] = 'groove';
	css_properties[1][1][7] = 'ridge';
	css_properties[1][1][8] = 'inset';
	css_properties[1][1][9] = 'outset';
var border_top_width = new Array();
css_properties[1][2] = border_top_width;
	css_properties[1][2][0] = 'custom';
	css_properties[1][2][1] = 'thin';
	css_properties[1][2][2] = 'medium';
	css_properties[1][2][3] = 'thick';

[hsriat]

There is nothing called name in such case.

I mean first you write:

var border_top_colo r = new Array();

Here you declared the array

css_properties[1][0] = border_top_colo r;

Here you copied the array to the css_properties[1][0]. Name of the array , border_top_colo r is not retrieved anywhere.

Don't confuse the XML format to be similar to a multidimensiona l Array.

For the solution of the question, you can do this thing though:[code=javascript]//var border_top_colo r = new Array();
//css_properties[1][0] = border_top_colo r;
css_properties[1][0]['name'] = 'border_top_col or';
css_properties[1][0][1] = 'custom';
css_properties[1][0][0] = 'transparent';[/code]
And use the index name where required.

Regards,
Harpreet

[Jezternz]

so this would be better then an xml file? (faster)
Thanks for your help, Much apreciated.

Josh

[pronerd]

so this would be better then an xml file? (faster)

Unless it is a huge amount of data, it is not going to make a difference.

[Jezternz]

Ok, cheerz. Array it is!