get an object´s property per string

by Fabi F

HTML

<div id="1"></div>

JavaScript

var obj = {
  foo: 'hello'
};

function f1(val){
    path=val.split('.');
    for (var i=0; i < path.length; i++){
        var current = path[i];
    };
    console.log(current);
    $('#1').text(current);
};

f1('obj.foo');