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Similar to one-dimensional arrays, you access the data in multi- dimensional arrays in much the same way you assign data to multi- dimensional arrays

you can initialize an array like this:

myArray1 = new Array("blue", "red", "purple", "lime")

you can reference your array with javascript like this:

document.write(myArray1[0])

which will print "blue"

If you put in this: document.write(myArray)

javascript will print [""blue","red","purple","lime"} -- just like this.

For a two diminsional array you would just assign the value of one element of the array another array

example:
MyArray1 = new Array("alpha", "beta", "gamma")
MyArray2 = new Array("eeny", "meeny", "miney", myArray1)

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function BuildStirFryColorArray()

//This function creates and fills a two-dimensional array.

{

StirFry = new Array(5) // declare a regular array

StirFry[0] = new Array(2) // in the first element of our array, - make that another array.

StirFry[0][0] = "chicken"

StirFry[0][1] = "beef"

StirFry[0][2] = "brown"

StirFry[1] = new Array(2) // in the second element, - make that it's own array...

StirFry[1][0] = "bamboo shoots"

StirFry[1][1] = "bean sprouts"

StirFry[1][2] = "white"

StirFry[2] = new Array(2) //

StirFry[2][0] = "Baby corn"

StirFry[2][1] = "yellow squash"

StirFry[2][2] = "yellow"

StirFry[3] = new Array(2)

StirFry[3][0] = "pea pods"

StirFry[3][1] = "celery"

StirFry[3][2] = "green"

StirFry[4] = new Array(2)

StirFry[4][0] = "Soy sauce"

StirFry[4][1] = "brown sugar"

StirFry[4][2] = "brown"

}

// -->

</SCRIPT>

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<H1>Accessing Data in a Two-Dimensional Array</H1>

<P>Ready to create an array of stir-fry ingredients? Okay, here we go.

<P>...

<!-- .

/* This program calls the array-creation routine. */

function MixItUp()

{

}
// -->

</SCRIPT>

Access each of the elements in the two-dimensional array by a statement like StirFry[Count][0]. Count is the element of StirFry that's relevant, while 0 or 1 is the number of the needed element in the array that fills the Count space in StirFry.

You may find it helpful to think of Array[n][p]
references in terms of coordinates: The first number is the "down" coordinate, while the second coordinate is the "across" coordinate.