javascript - How to show value from object by matc

Question

I want to make conversion tool which converts one code (user input) to another (predefined). I decided to use Javascript object as a container for codes, and my function will take user input which is actually a key from a javascript object, match it to the one in Code container and if the match is found, the function will display value to the alert box.

I made one code, but it does not work. I tried to find the solution but for now, I failed.

Here is my code:

$(document).ready(function() {
    $("#convert").click(function(){
        var GardinerToUnicodeCodePoint = {
                        "A1"    :"995328",
                        "A1A"   :"995329",
                        "A1B"   :"995330",
                        "A1C"   :"995331",
                        "A2"    :"995332",
                        "A2A"   :"995333",
                        "A3"    :"995334",
                        "A3A"   :"995335",
                        "A3B"   :"995336",
                        "A4"    :"995337",
                        "A4A"   :"995338",
                        "A4B"   :"995339",
                        "A4C"   :"995340",
                        "A4D"   :"995341",
                        "A4E"   :"995342",
                        "A5"    :"995343",
                        "A5A"   :"995344",
                        "A5B"   :"995345",
                        "A5C"   :"995346",
                        "A6"    :"995347",
        };
        var userInput = $("#userInput").val; /*for example 'A1'*/
        if (userInput in GardinerToUnicodeCodePoint) {
            alert(/*value of key 'userInput' -> 995328*/);
        } else {
            alert("No code found!");
        }
    });
});

Answer 1

function getReturnCodeUsingKey(keyFromUserInput)
    {
        var GardinerToUnicodeCodePoint = {
            "A1"    :"995328",
            "A1A"   :"995329",
            "A1B"   :"995330",
            "A1C"   :"etc"
        };

        returnVal = GardinerToUnicodeCodePoint[keyFromUserInput];

        return returnVal ? returnVal : "error: no match found";
    } 

Pass that function your string input from the user, and it'll return what you want I think.

So, you're full solution would look like this:

$(document).ready(function() {
    $("#convert").click(function(){
        var userInput = $("#userInput").val(); /*for example 'A1'*/
        // a call to our new function keeping responsibilities seperated
        return getReturnCodeUsingKey(userInput);
    });
});

function getReturnCodeUsingKey(keyFromUserInput)
{
    var GardinerToUnicodeCodePoint = {
                    "A1"    :"995328",
                    "A1A"   :"995329",
                    "A1B"   :"995330",
                    "A1C"   :"995331",
                    "A2"    :"995332",
                    "A2A"   :"995333",
                    "A3"    :"995334",
                    "A3A"   :"995335",
                    "A3B"   :"995336",
                    "A4"    :"995337",
                    "A4A"   :"995338",
                    "A4B"   :"995339",
                    "A4C"   :"995340",
                    "A4D"   :"995341",
                    "A4E"   :"995342",
                    "A5"    :"995343",
                    "A5A"   :"995344",
                    "A5B"   :"995345",
                    "A5C"   :"995346",
                    "A6"    :"995347",
    };

    // set a variable to hold the return of the object query
    returnVal = GardinerToUnicodeCodePoint[keyFromUserInput];

    //return valid value from object, or string if undefined
    return returnVal ? returnVal : "error: no match found";
} 

Answer 2

The issue here as expresed in the comments by @epascarello is that you should use $("#userInput").val(); with the parenthesis

Code example:

$('#convert').click(function() {
  var GardinerToUnicodeCodePoint = {
    A1: '995328',
    A1A: '995329',
    A1B: '995330',
    A1C: '995331',
    A2: '995332',
    A2A: '995333',
    A3: '995334',
    A3A: '995335',
    A3B: '995336',
    A4: '995337',
    A4A: '995338',
    A4B: '995339',
    A4C: '995340',
    A4D: '995341',
    A4E: '995342',
    A5: '995343',
    A5A: '995344',
    A5B: '995345',
    A5C: '995346',
    A6: '995347'
  };
  var userInput = $('#userInput').val(); 
  var result = userInput in GardinerToUnicodeCodePoint
    ? 'Value of key \'userInput\' -> ' + userInput
    : 'No code found!';

  console.log(result);
});

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

<input type="text" id="userInput">
<button id="convert">Submit</button>

Answer 3

You can use [] after calling the object to get the key value pair:

GardinerToUnicodeCodePoint[userInput]

Change your code to:

    var userInput = $("#userInput").val; /*for example 'A1'*/
    if (userInput in GardinerToUnicodeCodePoint) {
        alert(GardinerToUnicodeCodePoint[userInput]);
    } else {
        alert("No code found!");
    }

See jsfiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/wy70s3gj/