JavaScript for Kids

Chapter 4. Objects

Objects in JavaScript are very similar to arrays, but objects use strings instead of numbers to access the different elements. The strings are called keys or properties, and the elements they point to are called values. Together these pieces of information are called key-value pairs. While arrays are mostly used to represent lists of multiple things, objects are often used to represent single things with multiple characteristics, or attributes. For example, in Chapter 3 we made several arrays that listed different animal names. But what if we wanted to store different pieces of information about one animal?

Creating Objects

We could store lots of information about a single animal by creating a JavaScript object. Here’s an object ...