Passing Objects To Functioncs

[SimonMarkDawson]

Hi

I'm having trouble passing an object to a Javascript function. I can't use 'this' because I want to pass a different object to the one calling the function. So far I've tried using the object's name with and without ' marks as parameters to the function being called but without success.

Any ideas on the correct syntax would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance etc

- Simon

 

[SimonMarkDawson]

Sorry - To clarify the above, I want to use a variable in the function call to refer to the other object (ie not just the other object's name) so that I can vary which object is passed at run time.

Thanks again,
- Simon

 

[jemminger]

show the code you're using so far...

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if (!succeed) try();
-jeff

 

[SimonMarkDawson]

Hi

This is the basis of a PERL script to emphasize my trouble with the Javascript:

print "function chtest(obj1){";
print "document.obj1.innerText=\"Some Different Text\";";
print "}";

$whichobj="test".$no;
print &quot;<div id=&quot;test1&quot; onclick=chobj($whichobj)></div>&quot;;
print &quot;<div id=&quot;test2&quot;>Some Text</div>&quot;;
print &quot;<div id=&quot;test2&quot;>Some Text</div>&quot;;

I want to be able to vary $whichobj within PERL to determine which div gets changed.

Hope that explains my syntax prob. I feel sure that the prob is that $whichobj isn't an object handle but just a variable but how can I use the object with that name in the Javascript?

Thanks

Simon

 

[jemminger]

if you're passing in an object, you don't need to specify document.object...

try this:

print &quot;function chtest(obj1){&quot;;
print &quot;obj1.innerText=\&quot;Some Different Text\&quot;;&quot;;
print &quot;}&quot;;

and you should be able to refer to each <div> using &quot;this&quot;:

print &quot;<div id=&quot;test1&quot; onclick=&quot;chobj(this);&quot;></div>&quot;;

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if (!succeed) try();
-jeff

 

[SimonMarkDawson]

True enough but the problem is in passing another object other than that from which the function is called - 'this' only passes the object that is calling the function ie in your example you'd change the innerText of &quot;test1&quot; whereas I need to change the innerText of &quot;test2&quot; by clicking on the division &quot;test1&quot; (If that makes any sense!) Also, I don't just want to pass test2 within the function call but to use a variable instead so that this can be changed within PERL.

 

[SimonMarkDawson]

Thanks for the help. Problem now solved by passing string variable then using getElementByName within function to convert to object.

Simon