I am trying to load 2 javascript events/functions in the body onload as follows :-
<body onLoad="getSubs(document.form1.HotelID.options[document.form1.HotelID.selectedIndex].value);getTags(document.form1.HotelID.options[document.form1.HotelID.selectedIndex].value);">
Whenever I load using 2 functions the first one aborts - but if I just load the one it works fine - am I doing something wrong is it no possible to put 2 functions within the onload?
try this:
<html>
<head>
<script language="javascript">
function func1(){
//the code for your first onload here
alert("func1");
}
function func2(){
//the code for your second onload here
alert("func2");
}
function func3(){
//the code for your third onload here
alert("func3");
}
function start(){
func1();
func2();
func3();
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="start()">
</body>
</html>
Multiple onload
Just do it from java script instead, one of the link shared into a comment explains well why it is best to use this approach over inline attributes.
<head>
<script>
document.body.onload = function() {
getSubs(...);
getTags(...);
};
</script>
</head>
<body>
...
</body>
I would avoid at all cost to have inline javascript, that is what you did in the code of your question: add javascript within an HTML attribute.
Best practice is to add your javascript in a separate file, see the related question on this principle What is Unobtrusive Javascript in layman terms?
So you'd have an other file called for instance "myjsfile.js", then you reference it from your HTML page
<script src="./path/to/your/myjsfile.js"></script>
Here is the answer to where to place this reference: Where to place Javascript in a HTML file?
Your "myjsfile.js" file would simply have:
window.onload = function(){
getSubs(...);
getTags(...);
};
Another thing to avoid: add javascript within the same HTML file. The reason is also based on the same principle of unobstrusive javascript. What is Unobtrusive Javascript in layman terms?
But I guess there are corner cases where you may want to do that.
If you really have to, do use window.onload instead of the inline javascript onload="...", see why here window.onload vs <body onload=""/>
Just add the following to your HTML file:
<script type="text/javascript">
window.onload = function(){
getSubs(...);
getTags(...);
};
</script>
Here is the answer to where to place this code: Where to place Javascript in a HTML file?
Note: Yes, in the same place as where you would put the reference to an external javascript file
Another thing: I do not know where your getSubs() and getTags() functions are defined. But if you want your code to work, it needs to call these functions after the file (or part of javascript) that defines them has been loaded.
In short: make sure the javascript file containing the definitions of getSubs() and getTags() is referenced before your code.
One thing that you could do is create a new JS function that accepts the document.form1.HotelID.options[document.form1.HotelID.selectedIndex].value parameter and call the two functions in the newly created function.
I tried calling two functions using the below code and it worked fine for me.
<html>
<body onload="callStart();callAgain();">
<script type="text/javascript">
function callStart() {
alert('First');
}
function callAgain() {
alert('Again');
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Related
My java script file is referenced in the body of my base template:
<body>
...
<script type="text/javascript" src="/static/js/test.js"></script>
</body>
I an another template which extends the base template, the java script function draw() defined in test.js can be invoked by using the onclick Event. Sadly I only get a picture when clicking over the canvas area. But invoking the function by <script> draw(); </script> occurs the following error: ReferenceError: draw is not defined How can this possibly be?
...
<div class="panel-body">
# works perfectly fine, somehow the function can be accessed
<canvas id="canvas" onclick="draw()" width="300" height="10"></canvas>
# occurs an error, somehow the function can't be accessed anymore...
<script> draw(); </script>
</div>
...
I use python flask framework for back end programming.
Because you initialized the <script> at the end of the webpage, and you call draw() before it's initialized.
I would put it in the head tag:
<head>
...
<script type="text/javascript" src="/static/js/test.js"></script>
</head>
You said that for the onclick it works, of course it works, when you click on the canvas the draw() function is already initialized.
The order of the script is what matters here. Scripts are loaded in the order encountered in the page.
Since "draw()" is a direct call, I presume this is defined before the tag in the body, so this why the browser says it is not defined. On the other hand, the onClick of the canvas can happen only after the page is loaded, so that's why it is working there.
I recommend to put the javascripts of a specific page below the scripts of the base template somehow (you have to use maybe you'll need two separate references for that), or you can use other techniques like JQuery's $(document).ready().
Here is a very similar question, hope that helps:
load and execute order of scripts
Why won't you wait for the document to load? That would be the proper solution to this problem.
document.addEventListener('load', function (){
draw();
});
Sorry about the ugly indentation, I'm using my phone
I want to clear my code a little bit and I want to run my jquery code without any function call in the html file. My actual code is :
HTML:
<head>
<script src="js/colorpick.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
colorpick_start();
});
</script>
</head>
JS:
function colorpick_start() {
...
}
But if I write for example an alert in the first row of the js without any function call, that works.
alert('test');
function colorpick_start() {
...
}
But this is not working for jquery selectors or something. Is there any solution to get my jquery working without code in the html file?
I want my html file to look like this, if this is possible:
<head>
<script src="js/colorpick.js"></script>
</head>
The
$(document).ready(function() {
Waits until the DOM is ready for selectors etc.
If you add the
$(document).ready(function() {
to your colorpick.js file it will wait for the DOM to be ready and then execute colorpick_start().
And believe me this catches out most people when they start using JQuery.
In order to achieve this:
<head>
<script src="js/colorpick.js"></script>
</head>
Move the document ready call to the js file you are referencing in your HTML file and make sure that the method called is present.
$(document).ready(function() {
colorpick_start();
});
This should so it.
Put your script
<script src="js/colorpick.js"></script>
before </body> tag. This will ensure that your page is loaded fully before script starts.
$(document).ready(function() {
colorpick_start();
});
this code is working because you are calling your function after document is loaded. document load is event. you can put your function on any event you want, but it wont start if you just define your function. You have to somehow call your function. example would be on click (or on document load)
<div id="example"></div>
$("#example").on('click', function () {
your function here
});
Use that code:
$(function(){
$('.colorpicker').val("colorpicker"); //or whatever you like
});
Plnkr example code
I am working with the MVC4 application with the aid of an external js file. In the view (.cshtml) file, I have a function which performs an action of creating the row in the grid,
based on the button click.
I have defined the button click in the external .js file.
But, when I tried to call the internal script function from that external js file method, it throws an exception saying that, that particular method is not defined.
I surfed but was not able to find a convincing answer..
Is what I'm trying possible??.. How should I achieve it??
Can any Js expert out there help me with this?...
Thanks All...;)
EDIT:
this is in external .js file:
$('#AddRowButton').on('click', function () {
window.CreateRow();
}
in my view:(.cshtml)
<script>
function CreateRow()
{
// creting row goes here...
}
window.CreateRow = CreateRow; //defined like what #joseeight suggested...
</script>
This is most likely due to a scoping issue. The internal script and external must be in a different scopes. The easiest, and hackiest, way to get around this would be to add the internal method to the Window, and access it as such in the external.
//Internal script
function myInternalMethod () {
//some code..
}
window.myInternalMethod = myInternalMethod;
Since window is global, and the name is the same, you could either use window.myInternalMethod or myInternalMethod when referencing it in the external scripts.
Make sure your external file is included below the internal
.......
<script>
function createRow(){
console.log('created');
}
</script>
<script src = "external.js"></script>
</body>
yes it is possible only when you call that external js file from html where that internal javascript have..
Example :
a.html
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function displayAlert(){
alert('displayAlert');
}
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="../../abc.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
//call the sample() javascript function which is in abc.js
</body>
</html>
abc.js
function sample(){
displayAlert();
}
See the source of http://marakana.com/s/post/1096/samples/try6.htm
It defines a function and calls it on load of document. (Which is the final step of this tutorial)
I tried to put it into a seperate JS file.
Runs correctly only if I call onload both in JS and in HTML.
But not only body onload or only from JS. I guess I am doing something wrong.
So, following works:
<head>
<script src="Scripts/makeWYSIWYG.js" type="text/javascript"/>
<script type="text/javascript">
window.onload = function () {
makeWYSIWYG(document.getElementById('editor'));
};
</script>
</head>
<body onload="makeWYSIWYG(document.getElementById('editor'));">
Why do I need to call the function twice?
I only have the function definition in "Scripts/makeWYSIWYG.js"
function makeWYSIWYG(editor) {
...
return editor;
};
Thanks,
There are no reason to call the function twice. The is enough.
With the first window.onload you could be changing a former function callback assignment (i.e. in a imported script).
The problem was actually the closing tag, "/>", here:
<script src="Scripts/makeWYSIWYG.js" type="text/javascript"/>
I should have written:
<script src="Scripts/makeWYSIWYG.js" type="text/javascript"> </script>
I guess the second script was helping the tag to be closed and making it run...
More info here: Why don't self-closing script tags work?
i've seen the other posts in regard to this, but the following method is not working for some reason.
onclick="parent.testing();"
now for the full story. i have an index.html that houses all the JS files. also within the index, i have an empty 'div' tag. with jQuery, i'm appending a page1.html file to the empty 'div'. so the index kinda looks like this:
<html>
<head>
<script files>
<script>
ready { function testing(){do stuff;} }
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div><iframe src="page1.html" (added via jQuery)></div>
</body>
</html>
now in the page1.html file, i'm trying to call a function when a link is clicked. but i'm receiving the following error:
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot call method 'testing' of undefined
i've also tried the following but they didn't work:
onclick="window.testing();"
onclick="window.frames[0].testing();"
Your parent page script isn't valid JavaScript, but assuming ready { ... }:
<script>
ready { function testing(){do stuff;} }
</script>
...is a simplification supposed to represent a document ready handler you are declaring testing() as a local function within that ready handler so it can only be accessed from within that ready handler. You need to make testing() global in the parent page:
<script>
$(document).ready({ /* your on ready stuff here */ });
function testing(){ /* do stuff; */ }
</script>
...and then you should be able to call it from the iframe using parent.testing().
If I understand your question, your problem it's your function is not called, right? So maybe a solution is to put this in your "page1.html"
<script type="text/javascript" src="your_js_file"></script>