The idiomatic method of collating a non-finite list of “formatting traits” in Javascript
I'm a self-/internet-taught Javascript amateur and I'm looking to improve the way I code. My current project has some variable "formatting settings" that are altered throughout the course of runtime, depending on starting conditions and some random generation. I currently push these settings to an array and use Array.include() to search for them when required.
Is there a simpler, more efficient, more "traditional" method of doing this? Initially I used a large quantity of boolean variables but this seemed obtuse and made it very difficult to read. Please let me know if there is any way I can improve this question as well.
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I'm a self-/internet-taught Javascript amateur and I'm looking to improve the way I code. My current project has some variable "formatting settings" that are altered throughout the course of runtime, depending on starting conditions and some random generation. I currently push these settings to an array and use Array.include() to search for them when required.
Is there a simpler, more efficient, more "traditional" method of doing this? Initially I used a large quantity of boolean variables but this seemed obtuse and made it very difficult to read. Please let me know if there is any way I can improve this question as well.
javascript arrays
asked Jan 3 at 3:50
SpwackSpwack
133
2
It's not really clear what you're trying to accomplish, can you post your current code that you feel seems too complicated?
– CertainPerformance
Jan 3 at 3:51
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I'm a self-/internet-taught Javascript amateur and I'm looking to improve the way I code. My current project has some variable "formatting settings" that are altered throughout the course of runtime, depending on starting conditions and some random generation. I currently push these settings to an array and use Array.include() to search for them when required.
Is there a simpler, more efficient, more "traditional" method of doing this? Initially I used a large quantity of boolean variables but this seemed obtuse and made it very difficult to read. Please let me know if there is any way I can improve this question as well.
javascript arrays
asked Jan 3 at 3:50
SpwackSpwack
133
I'm a self-/internet-taught Javascript amateur and I'm looking to improve the way I code. My current project has some variable "formatting settings" that are altered throughout the course of runtime, depending on starting conditions and some random generation. I currently push these settings to an array and use Array.include() to search for them when required.
Is there a simpler, more efficient, more "traditional" method of doing this? Initially I used a large quantity of boolean variables but this seemed obtuse and made it very difficult to read. Please let me know if there is any way I can improve this question as well.
javascript arrays
javascript arrays
asked Jan 3 at 3:50
SpwackSpwack
133
asked Jan 3 at 3:50
SpwackSpwack
133
asked Jan 3 at 3:50
SpwackSpwack
133
asked Jan 3 at 3:50
SpwackSpwack
133
asked Jan 3 at 3:50
SpwackSpwack
133
133
2
It's not really clear what you're trying to accomplish, can you post your current code that you feel seems too complicated?
– CertainPerformance
Jan 3 at 3:51
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It's not really clear what you're trying to accomplish, can you post your current code that you feel seems too complicated?
– CertainPerformance
Jan 3 at 3:51
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2
It's not really clear what you're trying to accomplish, can you post your current code that you feel seems too complicated?
– CertainPerformance
Jan 3 at 3:51
It's not really clear what you're trying to accomplish, can you post your current code that you feel seems too complicated?
– CertainPerformance
Jan 3 at 3:51
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You can set them as properties on an object instead.
E.g.
settings.newlines = true
settings.includeFoo = false
settings.useBar = true
To check the value you can then read the property
if(settings.includeFoo) {...}
Or if the name of the setting is in a variable, you can use this notation:
var name = 'includeFoo'
settings[name] = true
if(settings[name]) {...}
answered Jan 3 at 9:58
flupflup
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Thanks for your help! Is using objects this way how it is usually done?
– Spwack
Jan 4 at 14:27
Using a settings or options object to pass parameters around is quite common. See stackoverflow.com/questions/3089561/…
– flup
Jan 4 at 23:19
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You can set them as properties on an object instead.
E.g.
settings.newlines = true
settings.includeFoo = false
settings.useBar = true
To check the value you can then read the property
if(settings.includeFoo) {...}
Or if the name of the setting is in a variable, you can use this notation:
var name = 'includeFoo'
settings[name] = true
if(settings[name]) {...}
answered Jan 3 at 9:58
flupflup
24.2k64161
Thanks for your help! Is using objects this way how it is usually done?
– Spwack
Jan 4 at 14:27
Using a settings or options object to pass parameters around is quite common. See stackoverflow.com/questions/3089561/…
– flup
Jan 4 at 23:19
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You can set them as properties on an object instead.
E.g.
settings.newlines = true
settings.includeFoo = false
settings.useBar = true
To check the value you can then read the property
if(settings.includeFoo) {...}
Or if the name of the setting is in a variable, you can use this notation:
var name = 'includeFoo'
settings[name] = true
if(settings[name]) {...}
answered Jan 3 at 9:58
flupflup
24.2k64161
Thanks for your help! Is using objects this way how it is usually done?
– Spwack
Jan 4 at 14:27
Using a settings or options object to pass parameters around is quite common. See stackoverflow.com/questions/3089561/…
– flup
Jan 4 at 23:19
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You can set them as properties on an object instead.
E.g.
settings.newlines = true
settings.includeFoo = false
settings.useBar = true
To check the value you can then read the property
if(settings.includeFoo) {...}
Or if the name of the setting is in a variable, you can use this notation:
var name = 'includeFoo'
settings[name] = true
if(settings[name]) {...}
answered Jan 3 at 9:58
flupflup
24.2k64161
You can set them as properties on an object instead.
E.g.
settings.newlines = true
settings.includeFoo = false
settings.useBar = true
To check the value you can then read the property
if(settings.includeFoo) {...}
Or if the name of the setting is in a variable, you can use this notation:
var name = 'includeFoo'
settings[name] = true
if(settings[name]) {...}
answered Jan 3 at 9:58
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answered Jan 3 at 9:58
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answered Jan 3 at 9:58
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answered Jan 3 at 9:58
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Thanks for your help! Is using objects this way how it is usually done?
– Spwack
Jan 4 at 14:27
Using a settings or options object to pass parameters around is quite common. See stackoverflow.com/questions/3089561/…
– flup
Jan 4 at 23:19
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Thanks for your help! Is using objects this way how it is usually done?
– Spwack
Jan 4 at 14:27
Using a settings or options object to pass parameters around is quite common. See stackoverflow.com/questions/3089561/…
– flup
Jan 4 at 23:19
Thanks for your help! Is using objects this way how it is usually done?
– Spwack
Jan 4 at 14:27
Thanks for your help! Is using objects this way how it is usually done?
– Spwack
Jan 4 at 14:27
Using a settings or options object to pass parameters around is quite common. See stackoverflow.com/questions/3089561/…
– flup
Jan 4 at 23:19
Using a settings or options object to pass parameters around is quite common. See stackoverflow.com/questions/3089561/…
– flup
Jan 4 at 23:19
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