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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Tracking Data Using Objects Accessing All of the Properties in an Object

Posted by Sibabale Proffessor Joja
Sibabale Proffessor Joja
2,750 Points

Accessing object values

I am trying to access property values for the shanghai object, help please.

script.js 
var shanghai = {
  population: 14.35e6,
  longitude: '31.2000 N',
  latitude: '121.5000 E',
  country: 'CHN'
};

for(var key in shanghai){
console.log(shanghai[population])
console.log(shanghai[longitude]);
console.log(shanghai[latitude]);
console.log(shanghai[country]);
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>JavaScript Objects</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

:point_right: Task 1 of this challenge asks for property names not values.

The property name is simply the key itself.

When using literal property names as indexes, they would need to be in quotes (or use dot notation instead). But in this case, if you needed the value, you could use the key as the index.

Sibabale Proffessor Joja
Sibabale Proffessor Joja
2,750 Points

In task 1 I did access the names using: for (var key in shanghai){ console.log(key) };

So what you mean by using keys as index is that I must: console.log([0].population);