Sinist3r,
var test = 123;
var object = {
prop: 100
};
function someFunction(x) {
var a = x.split('.');
var xValue = window[a[0]];
for (var i=1; i<a.length; i++) {xValue = xValue[a[i]]}
alert(x + " = " + xValue);
}
someFunction("test"); // alert("test = 123");
someFunction("object.prop"); // alert("object.prop = 100");