Is there a way to use a string inside of a variable to refer to an object property?

Question

Basically I want to use an object to hold certain dates. For example:

var date {
  jan26: 'Today this happened'
};

Then get the current date and put it into a string. For example: var today = 'jan26';. Then use that to refer to the object property: For example: alert(date.today); Is there any way to do this?

Possible duplicate of [JavaScript property access: dot notation vs. brackets?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4968406/javascript-property-access-dot-notation-vs-brackets) — Phil, Jan 27 '16 at 04:30

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 27 '16 at 04:27

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Use following code: date[today]

answered Jan 27 '16 at 04:27

leo.fcx

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Care to explain __why__! – Rayon Jan 27 '16 at 04:29
Didn't think about using bracket notation. Thanks Leo! – Jason Jan 28 '16 at 01:44

Is there a way to use a string inside of a variable to refer to an object property?

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