Dynamically creating variables in javascript

Question

I'm trying to create a function that can dynamically create variables for adding sprites into a game. Here is what I have so far:

function SpriteSetUp(name,src){
 var Sprites = [];
 var i = Sprites.length;
 if(Sprites[Sprites.indexOf(name)] == name){
 return Sprites[Sprites.indexOf(name)];
 }else{
 Sprites[i] = name;
 Sprites[i].src = src;
 return Sprites[Sprites.indexOf(name)];
 }
};

• Sampson: Thank you for providing your code. Can you tell us what your problem is, or what you're stuck on exactly?
• user1306988: My main problem is I have no idea how return the value so I can easily access it. e.g: newSprite("name", "image src"); getSprite("name"); Although I'm thinking about just make the and object.

Answer 1

How about creating sprite objects and push them into your sprite array?

function SpriteContainer() {
 this.sprites = [];
 this.addSprite= function(name, src) {
 var newSprite = new Sprite(name,src); 
 sprites.push(newSprite);
 }
 function Sprite(name, src) {
 this.name = name;
 this.src = src;
 }
}​

• BuddhiP: I also believe push is your friend here.