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Javascript – How to call function inside jQuery code

Review a Javascript code snippet to call a function which declared inside jQuery code :


<script>
   //javascript
  function submitSearchForm() {

	updateErrorMessage("Please enter a website url");
		
  }

  //jquery
  jQuery(document).ready(function($) {

	function updateErrorMessage(msg) {
		$('#error').html(msg).hide().fadeIn(500);
	}

     }
  );
</script>

But, browser console shows the updateErrorMessage function is not defined.


   Uncaught ReferenceError: updateErrorMessage is not defined

Solution

To call the function which is declared inside jQuery code, make it global access by adding the function to window object :


<script>
  function submitSearchForm() {

	updateErrorMessage("Please enter a website url");
		
  }

  jQuery(document).ready(function($) {

	//make it global access
	window.updateErrorMessage = function(msg) {
		$('#error').html(msg).hide().fadeIn(500);
	}

     }
  );
</script>

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Thomas
4 years ago

Ummmm – I don’t think so… The function is called submitSearchForm… you never call it

Draco
5 years ago

what if the javascript is in another file and not in the same file in which jquery code is written

roi
5 years ago

Thanks!

Pedro
5 years ago

good mate you save my day =)

Jeerapong Putthanbut
8 years ago

Thankz to give the great article.
Have found many people mention this kind of issue a lot
in the https://forum.jquery.com/topic/jquery-accessing-functions-inside-document-ready

Emma
8 years ago

But you would want the function to have something like this

function myFunction ()
{
$(‘.selection’).css({display:none});
}