On Dec 31, 2008, at 9:42 AM, pete higgins wrote:
On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 9:34 AM, Karl Swedberg
<k...@englishrules.com> wrote:
Hi Pete,
I know you already know this, but just for completeness I thought I
should
mention that you need to quote not only reserved-word keys but also
keys
that have a character other than alphanumeric or underscore.
Karl,
I think you mean "other than alpha or underscore" (just to
nit/completeness ;) ) Always safer to go with fully quoted, though I
tend to avoid it myself unless necessary.
var foo = { "1bar" : "is valid", 2bar:"is not", _iam:"valid too",
"this-is":"valid also" }
yes, I should have been more clear. thanks for the clarification. :-)
One more nit -- and, again, this is really meant not for you but for
others who might be reading this thread:
Numbers are fine in a non-quoted key as long as the key does not begin
with one.
var foo = { bar1: 'is valid', 2bar: 'is not', '3bar': 'valid too' };
and, yeah, I usually put in bare keys (sans quotes) unless necessary,
too. Not sure why. I guess I just like the clean look.
Cheers,
--Karl
