Returning an object - javaScript

Question

The function below "foo" doesn't work. I would like a way to get the output shown below, working around the principle shown in "foo".

function foo() {
    var i;

    i = "hello world";
    i.a = "hello kitten";
    i.b = "hello... Is there anybody out there?"

    return i; // This doesn't work
}

This is what I want:

    alert(foo()); // "hello world"
    var bar = foo();
    alert(bar.a); // "hello kitten"
    alert(bar.b); // "hello... Is there anybody out there?"

Thanks.

Quentin · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-09 12:58:09Z

4

Use a string object instead of a string value.

i = new String("hello world");

answered Apr 9, 2014 at 12:58

Quentin

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2 Comments

thefourtheye Over a year ago

In that case, alert(foo()); might show something like { [String: 'hello world'] a: 'hello kitten', b: 'hello... Is there anybody out there?' }?

User2 Over a year ago

Thank you sir! Brilliant (and so quick!). Works perfectly, implementing now. (Will wait a few hours to be polite before I accept).

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