JavaScript 中的多维关联数组

有以下查询结果: (key1和 key2可以是任何文本)

id   key1     key2     value


1    fred     apple    2
2    mary     orange   10
3    fred     banana   7
4    fred     orange   4
5    sarah    melon    5
...

我希望将数据存储在一个网格中(可能是一个数组) 循环播放所有记录如下:

         apple    orange   banana  melon
fred        2        4         7     -
mary        -        10        -     -
sarah       -        -         -     5

在 PHP 中,使用关联数组非常简单:

$result['fred']['apple'] = 2;

但是在 JavaScript 中,这样的关联数组不起作用。 在阅读了大量的教程之后,我所能得到的就是:

arr=[];
arr[1]['apple'] = 2;

但是 arr['fred']['apple'] = 2;不起作用。 我试过对象数组,但对象属性不能是自由文本。 我越是阅读教程,越是感到困惑..。

任何想法都欢迎:)

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Don't use an array, use an object.

var foo = new Object();

Javascript is flexible:

var arr = {
"fred": {"apple": 2, "orange": 4},
"mary": {}
//etc, etc
};


alert(arr.fred.orange);
alert(arr["fred"]["orange"]);
for (key in arr.fred)
alert(key + ": " + arr.fred[key]);

If it doesn't have to be an array, you can create a "multidimensional" JS object...

<script type="text/javascript">
var myObj = {
fred: { apples: 2, oranges: 4, bananas: 7, melons: 0 },
mary: { apples: 0, oranges: 10, bananas: 0, melons: 0 },
sarah: { apples: 0, oranges: 0, bananas: 0, melons: 5 }
}


document.write(myObj['fred']['apples']);
</script>

Just use a regular JavaScript object, which would 'read' the same way as your associative arrays. You have to remember to initialize them first as well.

var obj = {};


obj['fred'] = {};
if('fred' in obj ){ } // can check for the presence of 'fred'
if(obj.fred) { } // also checks for presence of 'fred'
if(obj['fred']) { } // also checks for presence of 'fred'


// The following statements would all work
obj['fred']['apples'] = 1;
obj.fred.apples = 1;
obj['fred'].apples = 1;


// or build or initialize the structure outright
var obj = { fred: { apples: 1, oranges: 2 }, alice: { lemons: 1 } };

If you're looking over values, you might have something that looks like this:

var people = ['fred', 'alice'];
var fruit = ['apples', 'lemons'];


var grid = {};
for(var i = 0; i < people.length; i++){
var name = people[i];
if(name in grid == false){
grid[name] = {}; // must initialize the sub-object, otherwise will get 'undefined' errors
}


for(var j = 0; j < fruit.length; j++){
var fruitName = fruit[j];
grid[name][fruitName] = 0;
}
}

As I needed get all elements in a nice way I encountered this SO subject "Traversing 2 dimensional associative array/object" - no matter the name for me, because functionality counts.

var imgs_pl = {
'offer':        { 'img': 'wer-handwritter_03.png', 'left': 1, 'top': 2 },
'portfolio':    { 'img': 'wer-handwritter_10.png', 'left': 1, 'top': 2 },
'special':      { 'img': 'wer-handwritter_15.png', 'left': 1, 'top': 2 }
};
for (key in imgs_pl) {
console.log(key);
for (subkey in imgs_pl[key]) {
console.log(imgs_pl[key][subkey]);
}
}

Get the value for an array of associative arrays's property when the property name is an integer:

Starting with an Associative Array where the property names are integers:

var categories = [
{"1":"Category 1"},
{"2":"Category 2"},
{"3":"Category 3"},
{"4":"Category 4"}
];

Push items to the array:

categories.push({"2300": "Category 2300"});
categories.push({"2301": "Category 2301"});

Loop through array and do something with the property value.

for (var i = 0; i < categories.length; i++) {
for (var categoryid in categories[i]) {
var category = categories[i][categoryid];
// log progress to the console
console.log(categoryid + " : " + category);
//  ... do something
}
}

Console output should look like this:

1 : Category 1
2 : Category 2
3 : Category 3
4 : Category 4
2300 : Category 2300
2301 : Category 2301

As you can see, you can get around the associative array limitation and have a property name be an integer.

NOTE: The associative array in my example is the json you would have if you serialized a Dictionary[] object.

It appears that for some applications, there is a far simpler approach to multi dimensional associative arrays in javascript.

  1. Given that the internal representation of all arrays are actually as objects of objects, it has been shown that the access time for numerically indexed elements is actually the same as for associative (text) indexed elements.

  2. the access time for first-level associative indexed elements does not rise as the number of actual elements increases.

Given this, there may be many cases where it is actually better to use a concatenated string approach to create the equivalence of a multidimensional elements. For example:

store['fruit']['apples']['granny']['price'] = 10
store['cereal']['natural']['oats']['quack'] = 20

goes to:

store['fruit.apples.granny.price'] = 10
store['cereal.natural.oats.quack'] = 20

Advantages include:

  • no need to initialize sub-objects or figure out how to best combine objects
  • single-level access time. objects within objects need N times the access time
  • can use Object.keys() to extract all dimension information and..
  • can use the function regex.test(string) and the array.map function on the keys to pull out exactly what you want.
  • no hierarchy in the dimensions.
  • the "dot" is arbitrary - using underscore actually makes regex easier
  • there are lots of scripts for "flattening" JSON into and out of this format as well
  • can use all of the other nice array processing functions on keylist

<script language="javascript">


// Set values to variable
var sectionName = "TestSection";
var fileMap = "fileMapData";
var fileId = "foobar";
var fileValue= "foobar.png";
var fileId2 = "barfoo";
var fileValue2= "barfoo.jpg";


// Create top-level image object
var images = {};


// Create second-level object in images object with
// the name of sectionName value
images[sectionName] = {};


// Create a third level object
var fileMapObj = {};


// Add the third level object to the second level object
images[sectionName][fileMap] = fileMapObj;


// Add forth level associate array key and value data
images[sectionName][fileMap][fileId] = fileValue;
images[sectionName][fileMap][fileId2] = fileValue2;




// All variables
alert ("Example 1 Value: " + images[sectionName][fileMap][fileId]);


// All keys with dots
alert ("Example 2 Value: " + images.TestSection.fileMapData.foobar);


// Mixed with a different final key
alert ("Example 3 Value: " + images[sectionName]['fileMapData'][fileId2]);


// Mixed brackets and dots...
alert ("Example 4 Value: " + images[sectionName]['fileMapData'].barfoo);


// This will FAIL! variable names must be in brackets!
alert ("Example 5 Value: " + images[sectionName]['fileMapData'].fileId2);
// Produces: "Example 5 Value: undefined".


// This will NOT work either. Values must be quoted in brackets.
alert ("Example 6 Value: " + images[sectionName][fileMapData].barfoo);
// Throws and exception and stops execution with error: fileMapData is not defined


// We never get here because of the uncaught exception above...
alert ("The End!");
</script>

You don't need to necessarily use Objects, you can do it with normal multi-dimensional Arrays.

This is my solution without Objects:

// Javascript
const matrix = [];


matrix.key1 = [
'value1',
'value2',
];


matrix.key2 = [
'value3',
];

which in PHP is equivalent to:

// PHP
$matrix = [
"key1" => [
'value1',
'value2',
],
"key2" => [
'value3',
]
];
    var myObj = [];
myObj['Base'] = [];
myObj['Base']['Base.panel.panel_base'] = {ContextParent:'',ClassParent:'',NameParent:'',Context:'Base',Class:'panel',Name:'panel_base',Visible:'',ValueIst:'',ValueSoll:'',
Align:'',  AlignFrom:'',AlignTo:'',Content:'',onClick:'',Style:'',content_ger_sie:'',content_ger_du:'',content_eng:'' };
myObj['Base']['Base.panel.panel_top']  = {ContextParent:'',ClassParent:'',NameParent:'',Context:'Base',Class:'panel',Name:'panel_base',Visible:'',ValueIst:'',ValueSoll:'',
Align:'',AlignFrom:'',AlignTo:'',Content:'',onClick:'',Style:'',content_ger_sie:'',content_ger_du:'',content_eng:'' };


myObj['SC1'] = [];
myObj['SC1']['Base.panel.panel_base'] = {ContextParent:'',ClassParent:'',NameParent:'',Context:'Base',Class:'panel',Name:'panel_base',Visible:'',ValueIst:'',ValueSoll:'',
Align:'',  AlignFrom:'',AlignTo:'',Content:'',onClick:'',Style:'',content_ger_sie:'',content_ger_du:'',content_eng:'' };
myObj['SC1']['Base.panel.panel_top']  = {ContextParent:'',ClassParent:'',NameParent:'',Context:'Base',Class:'panel',Name:'panel_base',Visible:'',ValueIst:'',ValueSoll:'',
Align:'',AlignFrom:'',AlignTo:'',Content:'',onClick:'',Style:'',content_ger_sie:'',content_ger_du:'',content_eng:'' };




console.log(myObj);


if ('Base' in myObj) {
console.log('Base found');


if ('Base.panel.panel_base' in myObj['Base'])  {
console.log('Base.panel.panel_base found');




console.log('old value: ' + myObj['Base']['Base.panel.panel_base'].Context);
myObj['Base']['Base.panel.panel_base'] = 'new Value';
console.log('new value: ' + myObj['Base']['Base.panel.panel_base']);
}
}

Output:

  • Base found
  • Base.panel.panel_base found
  • old value: Base
  • new value: new Value

The array operation works. There is no problem.

Iteration:

     Object.keys(myObj['Base']).forEach(function(key, index) {
var value = objcons['Base'][key];
}, myObj);