how to call jquery function by its name

Question

How to call jQuery function by its name. For example:

var fn = 'hide',
    myObj = $("#smth");

// here I want to hide myObj ( $("#smth").hide() )

// my variants were:
// fn.call(myObj) - doesn't work
// myObj.fn() - doesn't work (I've not expected, just tried =) )

Answer 1

Access the function as you would access any other member of myObj using a variable name, and then simply call it:

var fn = 'hide',
myObj = $("#smth");
(myObj[fn])();

Answer 2

Do this:

var fn = 'hide',
myObj = $("#smth");

myObj[fn]();

Cheers