Assigning objects to keys inside a JavaScript object
var servers =
{
  'local1' :
  {
    name: 'local1',
    ip: '10.10.10.1'
  },
  'local2' :
  {
    name: 'local2',
    ip: '10.10.10.2'
  }
}

$.each( servers, function( key, server )
{
    servers[server.name] = server;
});

{
    name: 'local1',
    ip: '10.10.10.1'
}

a = [];
b = {n:"c",i:"1.2.3.4"};
a[b.n] = b;
alert (a["c"].i);
alert (a.c.i);

a = {};
b = {n:"c",i:"1.2.3.4"};
a[b.n] = b;
alert (a.c.i);

$.each( servers, function( key, server )
{
    var name = server.name;
    eval("servers." + name + "  = server");
});