var say_something;
$(document).ready(function(){
say_something = function(word){
alert(word);
}
});
Karl Rudd
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 6:01 AM, Yuval <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hey Mike,
> Thanks a lot for your explanation!
> Say I insisted on defining it within the $(document).ready function,
> how would I access a function that is located inside another function?
> Thank you,
> Yuval
>
> On Apr 27, 12:37 am, "Michael Geary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi Yuval,
> >
> > It looks like you've solved the problem, and your solution is correct.
> >
> > The reason you didn't find any jQuery-specific information about this is
> > that it isn't a jQuery problem at all. It's a matter of JavaScript scoping.
> >
> > Your say_something function is defined inside another function, therefore
> > the name "say_something" is local to that outer function and not available
> > outside it.
> >
> > You'd have exactly the same problem if settings.js looked like this:
> >
> > function foobar() {
> > function say_something(word){
> > alert(word);
> > }
> >
> > }
> >
> > There is no need for your say_something() definition to be located inside a
> > $(document).ready() callback function. By defining it directly at the top
> > level (not inside another function), you make it available globally, which
> > is just what you need:
> >
> > function say_something(word){
> > alert(word);
> >
> > }
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> > > From: Yuval
> >
> > > Hey Guys,
> > > I have 2 files. index.html and settings.js
> >
> > > inside settings.js:
> >
> > > $(document).ready(function(){
> > > function say_something(word){
> > > alert(word);
> > > }
> > > })
> >
> > > inside index.html
> >
> > > <script language="javascript">
> > > $(document).ready(function(){
> > > say_something("hello");
> > > });
> > > </script>
> >
> > > I am using Firefox 2 with Firebug and it claims the function
> > > is not defined. The code does not work.
> > > So why is this a jQuery problem, you ask?
> > > Well, if I remove the $(document).ready call from the
> > > external file, everything works fine!
> >
> > > this is what it looks like when it works:
> >
> > > inside settings.js:
> >
> > > // no $(document).ready call
> > > function say_something(word){
> > > alert(word);
> > > }
> >
> > > inside index.html
> >
> > > <script language="javascript">
> > > $(document).ready(function(){
> > > say_something("hello");
> > > });
> > > </script>
> >
> > > I've been searching Google and the forum for almost 2 hours
> > > now with no answer to why this does not work with
> > > $(document).ready. Any ideas?
> > > Thank you,
> > > Yuval
> >
> > > p.s. replacing <script language="javascript"> with <script
> > > language="text/javascript"> simply suppresses the error, it
> > > does not solve the problem.
>
