[nj2b]

Is there a way in javascript to set a single character within an array of strings without having to create temp variables or slice it? What I have is an array that represents a given image for each character within the string.

for example

var map = new array("00000000",
                    "10220110",
                    "00220020");


if(x == 2 && y == 4) { map[x].charAt(4) = "9"; }

Unfortunately, I found out the charAt is a read property and the above generates the left-hand assignment error. I was hoping that the replace method would work, but I couldn't figure out how to position it to the desired character. It did replace an occurrence of the character... just not the right one. :P

Any ideas on how to achieve this dynamically using only the array itself?

TIA.

[MMJ]

1. The only argument Array takes is how much you want the length of the array to be.

2. Its possible using indexOf and substr.

[nj2b]

slicing worked ok for what I wound up settling on, but charAt would have been perfect had it been designed with assignment in mind. I *think* replace may also work provided the position within the string could be set.

Thanks for interest in my question.