var numeric = [ ['input1','input2'], ['input3','input4'] ]; numeric[0][0] == 'input1'; numeric[0][1] == 'input2'; numeric[1][0] == 'input3'; numeric[1][1] == 'input4'; var obj = { 'row1' : { 'key1' : 'input1', 'key2' : 'input2' }, 'row2' : { 'key3' : 'input3', 'key4' : 'input4' } }; obj.row1.key1 == 'input1'; obj.row1.key2 == 'input2'; obj.row2.key1 == 'input3'; obj.row2.key2 == 'input4'; var mixed = { 'row1' : ['input1', 'inpu2'], 'row2' : ['input3', 'input4'] }; mixed.row1[0] == 'input1'; mixed.row1[1] == 'input2'; mixed.row2[0] == 'input3'; mixed.row2[1] == 'input4';
And if you’re wanting to store DOM elements:
var inputs = [ [ document.createElement('input'), document.createElement('input') ], [ document.createElement('input'), document.createElement('input') ] ]; inputs[0][0].id = 'input1'; inputs[0][1].id = 'input2'; inputs[1][0].id = 'input3'; inputs[1][1].id = 'input4';
Not real sure how useful the above is until you attach the elements. The below may be more what you’re looking for:
<input text="text" id="input5"/> <input text="text" id="input6"/> <input text="text" id="input7"/> <input text="text" id="input8"/> var els = [ [ document.getElementById('input5'), document.getElementById('input6') ], [ document.getElementById('input7'), document.getElementById('input8') ] ]; els[0][0].id = 'input5'; els[0][1].id = 'input6'; els[1][0].id = 'input7'; els[1][1].id = 'input8';
Or, maybe this:
<input text="text" value="4" id="input5"/> <input text="text" value="4" id="input6"/> <br/> <input text="text" value="2" id="input7"/> <input text="text" value="4" id="input8"/> var els = [ [ document.getElementById('input5'), document.getElementById('input6') ], [ document.getElementById('input7'), document.getElementById('input8') ] ]; var result = []; for (var i = 0; i < els.length; i++) { result[result.length] = els[0][i].value - els[1][i].value; }
Which gives:
[2, 0]
In the console. If you want to output that to text, you can result.join(' ');
, which would give you 2 0
.
EDIT
And a working demonstration:
<input text="text" value="4" id="input5"/> <input text="text" value="4" id="input6"/> <br/> <input text="text" value="2" id="input7"/> <input text="text" value="4" id="input8"/> <br/> <input type="button" value="Add" onclick="add()"/> // This would just go in a script block in the head function add() { var els = [ [ document.getElementById('input5'), document.getElementById('input6') ], [ document.getElementById('input7'), document.getElementById('input8') ] ]; var result = []; for (var i = 0; i < els.length; i++) { result[result.length] = parseInt(els[0][i].value) - parseInt(els[1][i].value); } alert(result.join(' ')); }