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I have json:

var obj = '{"Form":[],"Provider":[]}';

I push the data with variable value to make dynamic objects:

var pName = 'Tester';
var data = {
    pName :["testing"]
};
console.log(obj['Provider'].push(data));

But that adds pName as variable name but not variable value that is Tester, i tried with +pName+ that also not works.

Returns:

{"Form":[],"Provider":[{"pName":["Testing"]}]}

Any help would be appreciated.

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You cannot take a property such as Provider of a JSON string; you must first convert the string into a JavaScript object with JSON.parse() (or specify it as a JavaScript object literal to start with). – torazaburo Aug 20 at 9:46
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You must use [] syntax near the property name.It will evaluate the expression in the [] and returns the value.

See the example.Here the data's property is with the name 'Tester'.

var obj = {"Form":[],"Provider":[]};

var pName = 'Tester';
var data = {
    [pName] :["testing"]
};

console.log(data.pName); // undefined
console.log(data.Tester); // OK

obj['Provider'].push(data);

console.log(obj);

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I am about to answer this one. Haha. Great job sir. Cheers! – Hayley Kiara Aug 20 at 8:28
    
if you're going to introduce the [keyname]: value syntax, you should at least give the proper name for this construct. Also, to be precise, this syntax does not "return" the value; it uses the value as the key name. Finally, you omitted any mention of the OP's issue with trying to manipulate a JSON string without converting it into a JavaScript object first. – torazaburo Aug 20 at 9:48

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