pointers – Is it possible to have 2 variables pointing to the same object? (javascript)

I\’m trying to have both the variables \”my_a\” and letters.a point to the same object.

//i want letters.a to reference (point to) my_a, not be a copy...
//expected output should be: letters.a = c
//made variables into Objects.. but didn\'t help.

var my_a = new Object(\'a\');
var my_b = new Object(\'b\');
var letters = {\'a\': my_a, \'b\': my_b};

$(\'#output\').append(\'my_a = \' + my_a + \'<br>\');
$(\'#output\').append(\'leters.a = \' + letters.a + \'<br>\');

my_a = new Object(\'c\');

$(\'#output\').append(\'my_a = \' + my_a + \'<br>\');
$(\'#output\').append(\'letters.a = <span style=\"color:red\">\' + letters.a + \'</span>\');
​

See this fiddle:

http://jsfiddle.net/jCsUq/1/

But as you can see by the output, this is not working.

Any ideas? Is this possible with javascript?

Thank you.

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