Create variables dynamically with a For Loop Javascript

Question

The title plus the following example are self-explanatory of what I don't achieve :-) The idea is to replace something + counter in order to make it work.

 for (var counter = 1; counter <= 6; counter++) {
 var something + counter = $('element' + counter);
 (something + counter).removeAttribute('class');
 } 

• Sleeperson: Why not use an array, or apply those changes directly?
• James Allardice: Why do you need to create a variable in the loop at all? Can you not just do $('element' + counter).removeAttribute('class');?

Answer 1

You could create an array, but much more simply:

 for (var counter = 1; counter <= 6; counter++) {
 $('element' + counter).removeAttribute('class');
 } 

Answer 2

Just do:

for (var counter = 1; counter <= 6; counter++) {
 $('element' + counter).removeAttribute('class');
}

Unless you wanted to store it outside of the loop, in which case use an array.

Answer 3

Use an array.

var something = [];
for (var counter = 1; counter <= 6; counter++) {
 something[counter] = $('element' + counter);
 something[counter].removeAttribute('class');
}

Answer 4

Why can't you just get rid of the var altogether??

for (var counter = 1; counter <= 6; counter++) {
 $('element' + counter).removeAttribute('class');
}

Answer 5

 for (var counter = 1; counter <= 6; counter++) {
 window[something + counter] = $('element' + counter);
 window[something + counter].removeAttribute('class');
 } 

after that there will be a set of fields in window object, named something1, something2 etc (if something == "something", of course)