freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/accessing-nested-arrays.md

---
id: 56533eb9ac21ba0edf2244cd
title: Accessing Nested Arrays
challengeType: 1
videoUrl: 'https://scrimba.com/c/cLeGDtZ'
forumTopicId: 16160
dashedName: accessing-nested-arrays
---

# --description--

As we have seen in earlier examples, objects can contain both nested objects and nested arrays. Similar to accessing nested objects, array bracket notation can be chained to access nested arrays.

Here is an example of how to access a nested array:

```js
var ourPets = [
  {
    animalType: "cat",
    names: [
      "Meowzer",
      "Fluffy",
      "Kit-Cat"
    ]
  },
  {
    animalType: "dog",
    names: [
      "Spot",
      "Bowser",
      "Frankie"
    ]
  }
];
ourPets[0].names[1];
ourPets[1].names[0];
```

`ourPets[0].names[1]` would be the string `Fluffy`, and `ourPets[1].names[0]` would be the string `Spot`.

# --instructions--

Using dot and bracket notation, set the variable `secondTree` to the second item in the `trees` list from the `myPlants` object.

# --hints--

`secondTree` should equal the string `pine`.

```js
assert(secondTree === 'pine');
```

Your code should use dot and bracket notation to access `myPlants`.

```js
assert(/=\s*myPlants\[1\].list\[1\]/.test(code));
```

# --seed--

## --after-user-code--

```js
(function(x) {
  if(typeof x != 'undefined') {
    return "secondTree = " + x;
  }
  return "secondTree is undefined";
})(secondTree);
```

## --seed-contents--

```js
var myPlants = [
  {
    type: "flowers",
    list: [
      "rose",
      "tulip",
      "dandelion"
    ]
  },
  {
    type: "trees",
    list: [
      "fir",
      "pine",
      "birch"
    ]
  }
];

var secondTree = "";
```

# --solutions--

```js
var myPlants = [
  {
    type: "flowers",
    list: [
      "rose",
      "tulip",
      "dandelion"
    ]
  },
  {
    type: "trees",
    list: [
      "fir",
      "pine",
      "birch"
    ]
  }
];

var secondTree = myPlants[1].list[1];
```