Javascript Data Structure Dictionary via function
function Dictionary(){ var items = {}; this.set = function(key, value){ items[key] = value; //{1} };/*from w ww. j a v a2s .c om*/ this.delete = function(key){ if (this.has(key)){ delete items[key]; return true; } return false; }; this.has = function(key){ return items.hasOwnProperty(key); //return value in items; }; this.get = function(key) { return this.has(key) ? items[key] : undefined; }; this.clear = function(){ items = {}; }; this.size = function(){ return Object.keys(items).length; }; this.keys = function(){ return Object.keys(items); }; this.values = function(){ var values = []; for (var k in items) { if (this.has(k)) { values.push(items[k]); } } return values; }; this.each = function(fn) { for (var k in items) { if (this.has(k)) { fn(k, items[k]); } } }; this.getItems = function(){ return items; } } var dictionary = new Dictionary(); dictionary.set('A', 'a@email.com'); dictionary.set('B', 'b@email.com'); dictionary.set('C', 'c@email.com'); console.log(dictionary.has('A')); //outputs true console.log(dictionary.size()); //outputs 3 console.log(dictionary.keys()); console.log(dictionary.values()); console.log(dictionary.get('B')); dictionary.delete('C'); console.log(dictionary.keys()); console.log(dictionary.values()); console.log(dictionary.getItems());