[Dojo-interest] global variable value not retained within load function

Mon Feb 5 09:11:41 MST 2007

Jim,

Thanks for the prompt reply.  Here's my code in its entirety:

Notice I did not re-declare trunkGroup inside of the function.  If in-line
JavaScript is executed as the page is parsed
top-to-bottom, then shouldn't calling the function getTrunkGroups() before
the body tag generate the correct value for trunkGroup?

Please advise.

<html>
<head>
 <title>Example</title>
 <script language="javascript" src="js/dojo/dojo.js"></script>
 <script language="javascript">
  dojo.require("dojo.io.*");
  dojo.require("dojo.event.*");

  var trunkGroup = new Array();

  function getTrunkGroups() {
   var params = new Array();

   params['cfgType']="AscendentTrunkCfg";
   params['cmd']="get";
   params['xquery']="//TRUNK_RESERVE_METHOD/TrunkGroup";
   params['cache']="no";

   var bindArgs = {
    url:  "/xtools/servlet/processXMLCfg",
    error: function(type, data, evt){
     alert(data);
    },
    load: function(type, data, evt){
     trunkGroup = eval(data);
     alert(trunkGroup[0]); // this outputs just fine
    },
    mimetype: "text/json",
    content: params
   };

   var requestObj = dojo.io.bind(bindArgs);
  }
  getTrunkGroups();
 </script>
</head>
<body>
<p>
<script language="javascript">
document.write(trunkGroup[0]);  // this outputs "undefined"
</script>
</body>
</html>

On 2/5/07, Jim <openbip at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Could you paste your entire page?  It's difficult to tell if you have a
> scoping issue or a timing issue.
>
> Remember that in-line JavaScript is executed as the page is parsed
> top-to-bottom, and /then/ any onload functionality will be executed ...
> so if you're initializing trunkGroup inside dojo.addOnLoad(...), that
> initialization would not happen until after your document.write(...)
> call below.
>
> <body>
> <script language="javascript">
> document.write(trunkGroup[0]);  // outputs "undefined"
> </script>
> </body>
>
>
> I can tell you that the following executes "array" "string" "string",
> showing that you can indeed manipulate global variables in more-specific
> scopes.
>
> var bip = "array";
>
> function bip2 () {
>   this.bip3 = function() {
>     bip = "string";
>     alert(bip);
>   }
> };
>
> dojo.addOnLoad(
>     function() {
>       alert(bip);
>       new bip2().bip3();
>       alert(bip);
>     }
>   );
>
>
> One final note, using "var" declares that variable specifically to its
> containing scope.  So if you're doing:
> dojo.addOnLoad(
>     function() {
>       var trunkGroup ...
>     });
>
> ... then "trunkGroup" is not going to be global, but a private
> member-variable of the anonymous class you're passing into the addOnload
> function.
>
>
> -- Jim
>
>
> Meng-Shyang Teng wrote:
> > Within the load function, I have the following:
> >
> > var trunkGroup = new Array();  // global variable defined here
> > function getTrunkGroups() {
> > .. // some code omitted here
> >
> > var bindArgs = {
> > load: function(type, data, evt){
> >  trunkGroup = eval(data);  // output correct value
> >  alert (trunkGroup[0]);
> >   }
> > }
> > ..
> > }
> >
> >
> > I am attempting to assign a global variable trunkGroup.  Although the
> > alert(trunkGroup[0]) does return correct values, the trunkGroup is no
> > longer defined within the html document.  Is there a way to assign a
> > global variable inside of the load function?
> >
> > I have the following code inside of my html:
> >
> > <body>
> > <script language="javascript">
> > document.write(trunkGroup[0]);  // outputs "undefined"
> > </script>
> > </body>
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