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Dynamically creating variables.

Single Paradox
10-13-2005, 05:50 AM
I have this code:



<script>


function createVar() {
for(i=1;i<document.links.length+1;i++){
var joe=new Array();
joe[i]=0;
}
}

</script>

<body onload="createVar();">

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that is supposed to make a variable each time it sees a link, I have no idea if it is working or not but whenever I call to a function with the variable "joe" (ex. joe[1]), it says joe is undefined. I am making this for a fading script I made so that none of the fades clash together, this is my fading script:



<script>

var i=0;
var j=0;
var k=0;
var Timer;


function fade(id) {
if(k<=164){
clearTimeout(Timer);
window.status=i+" "+j+" "+k;
document.getElementById(id).style.backgroundColor='rgb('+ i +','+ j +','+ k +')';
i=i+3;
j=j+5;
k=k+5;
Timer=setTimeout(function() {fade(id)},0);
}else{
clearTimeout(Timer);
}
}

function fadeout(id) {
if(k>=0){
clearTimeout(Timer);
window.status=i+" "+j+" "+k;
document.getElementById(id).style.backgroundColor='rgb('+ i +','+ j +','+ k +')';
i=i-3;
j=j-5;
k=k-5;
Timer=setTimeout(function() {fadeout(id)},0);
}else{
clearTimeout(Timer);
}
}

</script>

<style>
a{font-variant:small-caps;
color:#FFFFFF;
text-decoration:none;
padding-left:25px;
font-weight:bold;
width:250px;
border:1px solid white;
background:url('http://www.singleparadox.com/images/DD_li_over.gif') no-repeat left;
}

</style>

<body bgcolor="black">

<a id="yus" onmouseover="fade(this.id);" onmouseout="fadeout(this.id);" href=http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.php/"http://www.singleparadox.com">Home</a><br>
<a id="yus2" onmouseover="fade(this.id);" onmouseout="fadeout(this.id);" href=http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.php/"http://www.singleparadox.com">Links</a><br>
<a id="yus3" onmouseover="fade(this.id);" onmouseout="fadeout(this.id);" href=http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.php/"http://www.singleparadox.com">Music</a><br>
<a id="yus4" onmouseover="fade(this.id);" onmouseout="fadeout(this.id);" href=http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.php/"http://www.singleparadox.com">Contact</a><br>



My goal is to dynamically create the variables I, J, K, and Timer each time it spots a link, so there will be like:

var I[0];
var I[1];
var I[2];

var J[0];
var J[1];
var J[2];

var K[0];
var K[1];
var K[2];

var Timer[0];
var Timer[1];
var Timer[2];

and so on and so forth, each time a link is spotted on a page. This method is so all the links don't depend on the single I,J,K, and Timer. Does anyone catch my drift? Is this even possible?

pccode
10-13-2005, 07:07 AM
The reason that "joe" was set as undefined is because the "var joe = new Array()" was located inside of a loop. Therefore everytime the loop started, you were reinitializing and clearing the array. Try the code below. Just remove the test portion of the script after you are sure it's working.


<html>
<head>

<script>

function createVar() {
var joe=new Array();
for(i=0;i<document.links.length;i++){
joe[i]=document.links[i];
}

//the following is only used to test the script
var content = "";
for (j in joe) {
content += joe[j] + "<br>";
}
document.getElementById('test').innerHTML = content;

}

</script>

</head>

<body onload="createVar()">

<a href=http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.php/"test1.htm">test 1</a>
<a href=http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.php/"test2.htm">test 2</a>
<a href=http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.php/"test3.htm">test 3</a>
<a href=http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.php/"test4.htm">test 4</a>
<a href=http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.php/"test5.htm">test 5</a>
<a href=http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.php/"test6.htm">test 6</a>
<a href=http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.php/"test7.htm">test 7</a>
<a href=http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.php/"test8.htm">test 8</a>
<a href=http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.php/"test9.htm">test 9</a>
<a href=http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.php/"test10.htm">test 10</a>
<a href=http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.php/"test11.htm">test 11</a>
<a href=http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.php/"test12.htm">test 12</a>
<a href=http://www.codingforums.com/archive/index.php/"test13.htm">test 13</a>


<!-- the following is only used to test the script -->
<br><br><br>
<span id="test">
</span>

</body>
</html>

Single Paradox
10-13-2005, 05:30 PM
Thank you very much! That worked like a charm, so now there are 13 variables of joe? It is perfect thank you so much!

-Tom


 

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