How to return an array from a Javascript function ?

[acoder]

If you need the keys too, add them to the string too, e.g.
[code=javascript]for (var i in obj) {
str += i + ":" + obj + "|";
}[/code]

[hsriat]

[code=javascript]var aArray = new Array;
aArray['key'] = new Array;
aArray['value'] = new Array;
var key;
for(key in yourArray) {//yourArray is your original array
aArray['value'].push(yourArray[key]);
aArray['key'].push(key);
}[/code]

Hope you could utilize aArray

[pankajit09]

If you need the keys too, add them to the string too, e.g.
[code=javascript]for (var i in obj) {
str += i + ":" + obj + "|";
}[/code]

I don't want the values in a string.

I just want to return the associative array.

[pankajit09]

[code=javascript]var aArray = new Array;
aArray['key'] = new Array;
aArray['value'] = new Array;
var key;
for(key in yourArray) {//yourArray is your original array
aArray['value'].push(yourArray[key]);
aArray['key'].push(key);
}[/code]

Hope you could utilize aArray

You are creating two arrays.

I want a single associative array.

[hsriat]

I don't want the values in a string.

I just want to return the associative array.

Tell me one thing first...
What is an associative array?

arr[0] = 'a'
arr[1] = 'b'
arr[2] = 'c'
arr[3] = 'd'
arr[4] = 'e'

If this is an array, what results do you want?

[acoder]

I don't want the values in a string.

I just want to return the associative array.

We already did that earlier with the return statement. I thought you wanted to pass this to a PHP script via Ajax.

[pankajit09]

Tell me one thing first...
What is an associative array?

arr[0] = 'a'
arr[1] = 'b'
arr[2] = 'c'
arr[3] = 'd'
arr[4] = 'e'

If this is an array, what results do you want?

Actually I want to send an associative array to a PHP file via Ajax without converting it to a string.

arr["asasa"] = 'a'
arr["wew"] = 'b'
arr["rtr"] = 'c'

[hsriat]

Okey... if that is the case, you have to send it as a string only.
In PHP, you can use explode to convert your string back to an array.

Use what acoder suggested in post#16.
Then when your variables is received by your PHP script.
Use:[php]$your_final_arr ay("key"=>array (), "value"=>array( ));
$your_array = explode(",", $_POST['your_array_str ing']); //or GET... which ever you using
foreach ($your_array as $each_value)
{
array_push($you r_final_array['key'], strtok($each_va lue, ":"));
array_push($you r_final_array['value'],strtok(":"));
}[/php]