How can I write code using this key in javascript to extract the value?

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This is the data I fetch through an API:
{ "0x5af2be193a6abca9c8817001f45744777db30756": { "usd": 0.11039 }}

but when I try to access the data to put in html using:
var price = data.0x5af2be193a6abca9c8817001f45744777db30756.usd;

The error reads back:

Uncaught SyntaxError: Invalid or unexpected token

I think it is bc it doesn't identify  0x5af2be193a6abca9c8817001f45744777db30756
as a string but I don't know how to fix it.

ZORGATI Achraf · Accepted Answer

Try this code below:
var price = data["0x5af2be193a6abca9c8817001f45744777db30756"].usd;

BEcho · Answer

According to the JavaScript MDN Documentation for Objects and Properties

"An object property name can be any valid JavaScript string, or
anything that can be converted to a string, including the empty
string. However, any property name that is not a valid JavaScript
identifier (for example, a property name that has a space or a hyphen,
or that starts with a number) can only be accessed using the square
bracket notation."

Your key '0x5af2be193a6abca9c8817001f45744777db30756' is an invalid identifier because it starts with a number. You can access it using square bracket notation:
var price = data["0x5af2be193a6abca9c8817001f45744777db30756"].usd;

How can I write code using this key in javascript to extract the value?

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