Does JavaScript have pointers like C++?

Hey @Shreshthaseth if you want to get a variable by its name as a string (like your b = “a” example), you could use the global object or a lookup object:

var a = 1;
var b = "a";
window[b]; //

gives the value of a if a is global Or better, store variables in an object:

const vars = { a: 1 };
const b = "a";
console.log(vars[b]); // 1

This lets you “indirectly” access values by name, which is somewhat similar to pointer dereferencing, but it’s not actual pointers.