Javascript onClick function initialisation
Hello all,
I have a dialog button which when clicked executes a function..The first time, this button is clicked i want to initialise a bunch of variables, but each subsequent time the variables should change i.e increment..The only way i can think of implementing this is using the typeof operator and testing for variable existence, as is done in the code attached. Can someone tell me whether this is bad practice or whether there is a better way of doing this??
Thanks
I have a dialog button which when clicked executes a function..The first time, this button is clicked i want to initialise a bunch of variables, but each subsequent time the variables should change i.e increment..The only way i can think of implementing this is using the typeof operator and testing for variable existence, as is done in the code attached. Can someone tell me whether this is bad practice or whether there is a better way of doing this??
Thanks
onClick: function () {
if (typeof count === 'undefined') {
count = 0;
} else {
count++;
}
if (typeof selectOptionArry === 'undefined') {
selectOptionArry = new Array(); // Define array that contains what element option was selected in the dialog e.g input, textarea, table etc
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No, I did not said to add :
var count;
var count;
ASKER
sorry..
if (count){
count++;
}
else{
var count;
}
if (count){
count++;
}
else{
var count;
}
ASKER
if (count){
count++;
}
else{
var count = 0;
}
count++;
}
else{
var count = 0;
}
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Ok,
If i just have:
if(count){
}
I get an error : count is not defined
???
If i just have:
if(count){
}
I get an error : count is not defined
???
ASKER
Just after seeing your last comment..the problem is, even if i declare count outside the onClick function, the dialog that contains the onClick function exits at the same time as the onClick function exits and so the var count will keep resetting..
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Ok, got it working now thanks.. Points coming ur way..
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var count;
if (count) {
if (selectOptionArry) { ???
The problem here is when the function exits, count is 'undefined' again.. And so each time the button is clicked, it will be set as 'undefined'..
If that is what you are asking me to do??