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user2571510
user2571510

Reputation: 11377

JavaScript: how to pass object value from one function to another

I am using code lines like the following in order to fetch data from an intranet website: 

util.setProp(obj, "firstNameOld", $(msg).find('#fname_a').text());

Now I have another function in the same file where I want to use the above again, resp. the value of that object - currently I am hard-coding this ('Test') for test purposes: 

util.setProp(obj, "firstNameNew", 'Test');

How can I pass the value from the firstNameOld object in one function to the firstNameNew object in another function ? If a solution with global variables is better here than this would work as well.

Many thanks for any help with this, Tim.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 646

Answers (2)

Smeegs
Smeegs

Reputation: 9224

I've never used the framework that includes util But I imagine that if there is a setProp() then there has to be a getProp() or something similar.

If so, you could do something like

util.setProp(obj, "firstNameNew", util.getProp(obj, "firstNameOld"));

This also relies on the assumption that you want to copy from two properties in the same object.

If not, then pass the desired source object in the getProp() call.

Upvotes: 1

Kath
Kath

Reputation: 1854

My guess is that functions (or properties) are called "firstNameOld" and "firstNameNew", so the first time you get it from selector, second time you want to do the same. Try to use the local variable like that:

var text = $(msg).find('#fname_a').text();
//
util.setProp(obj, "firstNameOld", text);
//
util.setProp(obj, "firstNameNew", text);

Upvotes: 0

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