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trobrock
trobrock

Reputation: 47357

Accessing a MooTools Class Method from outside the class

I have a method inside of a MooTools class that I want to access after uploading a file with AJAX (iFrame). The Javascript that the iFrame page runs when it loads should call the method of the Class, but I am unable to access it using anything like: Class name: Main var class was initialized in: myMain

parent.window.myMain.myMethod parent.window.Main.myMethod

Is this even possible? If it is how do I do this?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 2340

Answers (3)

sebasgo
sebasgo

Reputation: 3851

The syntax I prefer:

var MyClass = new Class({

  /* list regular non-static methods her as usual */

});

MyClass.staticMethod = function()
{
   /* body of static function */
};

The advantages you have are:

  • You can call the static method via MyClass.staticMethod() inside and outside of your class
  • It is not possible to accidentally access the this-pointer in the static method as it is not available

To access the static method in an inner frame use can window.parent.MyClass.staticMethod();

Upvotes: 10

trobrock
trobrock

Reputation: 47357

Just figured it out. On the iFrame page, I need to use:

window.parent.Main.prototype.myMethod();

Might not be the proper way of accessing it, but it works.

Upvotes: 0

Itay Moav -Malimovka
Itay Moav -Malimovka

Reputation: 53603

This works for me (iframes too).

In main window.

var T=new MyClass();

In Iframe (which loads after T was initialized!)

window.parent.T.anyMethodOfMyClass()

Upvotes: 0

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