Example of using javascript to create an associative array of arrays
//Arrays in js can exist as key-value pairs var arr = new Array(); arr["A"] = "boss"; arr["B"] = "Emp"; for (var m in arr) { document.write(arr[m] + " "); } var person = new Object(); person["name"] = "xiaoli"; person["age"] = "18"; person["salary"] = "1888.9"; for (var p in person) { document.write(person[p] + "<br>"); } //Does the test use the age property? if (typeof person["age"] == "undefined") { document.write("no"); }