Using the variable "name" doesn't work with a JS object
javascript, object, window-object
Solution
window.name has a special purpose, and is supposed to be a string. Chrome seems to explicitly cast it to a string, so `var name = {};` actually ends up giving the global variable `name` (i.e. `window.name`) a value of `"[object Object]"`. Since it's a primitive, properties (`name.FirstName`) won't "stick."
To get around this issue, don't use `name` as a global variable.
Problem
The behaviour can be seen in this little snippet (execute it as a global script): ``` var name = {}; name.FirstName = 'Tom'; alert(name.FirstName); ``` The alert yields `undefined` in Chrome but works in IE and Firefox. I also get a weird value when I do ``` alert(name); ```