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Cast javascript object to array. How to?

I have made this sandbox test:

<html>
    <head>
        <title>whatever</title>
        <script type="text/javascript">
            function myLittleTest() {
                var obj, arr, armap;

                arr = [1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11];

                obj = {};
                obj = arr;
                alert (typeof arr);
                alert (typeof obj);

                // doesn't work in IE
                armap = obj.map(function (x) { return x * x; });
                alert (typeof armap);

            }
            myLittleTest();
        </script>
    </head>
    <body>
    </body>
</html>

I realize I can use jQuery's function $.map for making that line of code work, but, what am I missing on javascript datatypes?

Solution

  • I'm pretty sure this isn't a type problem, it's because IE didn't have the Array.map() function until IE 9. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/k4h76zbx(v=VS.85).aspx for a list of supported functions. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff679976(v=VS.94).aspx for a description of the Array.map() function in IE 9.