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dennis
dennis

Reputation: 153

How do I pass JQuery text parameter as a variable

For the program JPlayer, I want to create an arbitrary amount of {..},{..} inside the jQuery statement's playlist parameter. The "newtest" variable will have the format {mp3: filename}, {mp3: filename2}... I can't seem to find the right syntax to create "newtest".

This code works:

var filename = "/mymusic/" + mydata[1];
// var newtest = new String('{ mp3: filename }');
script(type='text/javascript').
    //<![CDATA[
    $(document).ready(function() {
        var myPlaylist = new jPlayerPlaylist({
                jPlayer: "#jquery_jplayer_N",
                cssSelectorAncestor: "#jp_container_N"
            },
            [
                // newtest
                {
                    mp3: filename
                }
            ],....

This code doesn't create an error but won't access my music file:

var filename = "/mymusic/" + mydata[1];
var newtest = new String('{ mp3: filename }');
script(type='text/javascript').
    //<![CDATA[
    $(document).ready(function() {
        var myPlaylist = new jPlayerPlaylist({
                jPlayer: "#jquery_jplayer_N",
                cssSelectorAncestor: "#jp_container_N"
            },
            [
                newtest
                // {
                // mp3: filename
                //  }
            ],...

Both answers below work:

var newtest = { mp3: filename };

var myplayList = [
    { mp3: filename1 },
    { mp3: filename2 }
]

Thanks

Upvotes: 2

Views: 120

Answers (2)

random_user_name
random_user_name

Reputation: 26170

Why not create the values first, in a more readable manner, and then pass the data in?

This way, you can pass the proper structure.

Your parameter is an object. The newtest value of your parameter is actually a collection - an array of objects.

In the code below, it's simpler to see what's going on:

var params = {
    jPlayer: '#jquery_jplayer_N',
    cssSelectorAncestor: '#jp_container_N'
}

// This is an array of objects
var playList =[
    { mp3: 'filename1' },
    { mp3: 'filename2' },
    { mp3: 'filename3' }
]

var myPlaylist = newjPlayerPlaylist(params, playList);

Upvotes: 1

ramapriyark
ramapriyark

Reputation: 1

Explanation

It looks like you are passing different data types in the two code blocks. In your first code block, you're passing an array containing a single object:

[
  // newtest
  {
      mp3: filename
  }
]

In the second code block, newtest is a string, so you end up passing an array containing a string.

Solution

Set newtest as var newtest = { mp3: filename }; and it should work.

Upvotes: 0

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