const values = new Array(2); const alias = values; const write = (index, value) => values[index] = value; console.log(write(0, 42), alias[0]); console.log(write("1", "end"), JSON.stringify(values)); const numbers = [0, 0]; const setNumber = (index, value) => numbers[index] = value; console.log(setNumber(0, 9), setNumber("1", 12), numbers.join(",")); let trace = ""; function receiver() { trace += "receiver "; return values; } function key() { trace += "key "; return 0; } function value() { trace += "value "; return 7; } console.log(receiver()[key()] = value(), values[0], trace);