Passing JS variable name to function

javascript, json, variables

Solution

var data_1 = { /* data goes here */ };

var data_choices = {1: data_1, 2: data_2, /* and so on */};

var load = function (data) {
    // data is "1", "2", etc. If you want to use the full data_1 name, change
    // the data_choices object keys.

    var tmp = findSWF("my_chart");
    var x = tmp.load( JSON.stringify(data_choices[data]) );
}

Problem

So here is what I am trying to do: My variable named `data_1` is set. ``` var data_1 = { "y_legend": { "text": "# of Patients", "style": "{font-size: 20px; color: #778877}" }, "x_legend": { "text": "AUG 09 - OCT 09", "style": "{font-size: 20px; color: #778877}" } }; ``` In a drop down a user selects an option with the value of `data_1` that calls `load('data_1')`. ``` function load(data) { tmp = findSWF("my_chart"); x = tmp.load( JSON.stringify(data) ); } ``` My Problem: I'm selecting an option with the value `data_1` and not the variable itself. So in my function `load('data_1')`, when I `alert(data)` I get `data = 'data_1'`. So how do I get the contents of my variable `data_1` in my load function by passing only the name of the string?

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