Javascript for loop with variable

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Published on 2012-12-06T10:54:43Z Indexed on 2012/12/06 11:04 UTC
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I'm doing some simple javascript learning at the moment and I'm stuck on how to solve this problem. (the basic form comes from Code Academy). The task is to create 3 rabbit objects, each with a different adjective as an attribute. Then, print describeMyself() for each rabbit.

Instead of repeating myself 3 times, I'd like to find a way to solve the problem with a for loop to make it more streamlined/challenging for myself. Here's what I tried:

function Rabbit(adjective) {
    this.adjective = adjective;
    this.describeMyself = function() {
        console.log("I am a " + this.adjective + " rabbit");
    };
}

var rabbit1 = new Rabbit(fluffy);
var rabbit2 = new Rabbit(happy);
var rabbit3 = new Rabbit(sleepy);

for (i=1; i<=3; i++){
    ("rabbit"+i).describeMyself();
}

Obviously, the ("rabbit"+i).describeMyself() is wrong. I want the loop to create "rabbit1", "rabbit2" and "rabbit3". What's the proper syntax here?

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