// [[0, 0], [0, 1], [1, 2], [2, 3]] ->
// {
// 0: {0: true, 1: true},
// 1: {2: true},
// 2: {3: true},
// }
function createNestedObject(pairs) {
var obj = {};
for (var pair of pairs) {
var x = pair[0], y = pair[1];
// must create outer object for each unique x or else
// obj[x][y] would fail b/c obj[x] would be undefined
if (!obj.hasOwnProperty(x)) {
obj[x] = {};
}
obj[x][y] = true;
}
return obj;
}
function exists(nested, pair) {
var x = pair[0], y = pair[1];
// uses !! operator so if pair isn't in nested
// we return false instead of undefined
return !!(nested[x] && nested[x][y]);
}
var obj = {1:2};
for (var key in obj) {
alert(typeof(obj[key])); // you get "number" as expected, however
alert(typeof(key)); // you get "string", not "number"
}