How to call a function that's name is stored as a string in a variable???

[Tom Szabo]

Hi,

If say there is "myfunc"

where

"myfunc(n){ return 2 * n;}"

and

cFuncName = "myfunc";

what is the syntax to call the function from the var cFuncName??

cFuncName(12);

doesn't seem to work

TIA,

Tom

[Randy Webb]

Tom Szabo wrote:

Hi,

If say there is "myfunc"

where

"myfunc(n){ return 2 * n;}"

and

cFuncName = "myfunc";

what is the syntax to call the function from the var cFuncName??

cFuncName(12);

doesn't seem to work

window[cFuncName(12)]

--
Randy
comp.lang.javascript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq

[Lee]

Tom Szabo said:

Hi,

If say there is "myfunc"

where

"myfunc(n){ return 2 * n;}"

and

cFuncName = "myfunc";

what is the syntax to call the function from the var cFuncName??

cFuncName(12);

doesn't seem to work

Why would you do that?
Store a reference in a variable, instead of the function's name:

myFuncRef=myfunc;
myFuncRef(12);

If you must, the syntax is (assuming cFuncName is global):

window[cFuncName](12);

[Tom Szabo]

Many thanks, got it!!!
"Lee" <RE**************@cox.net> wrote in message
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Tom Szabo said:

Hi,

If say there is "myfunc"

where

"myfunc(n){ return 2 * n;}"

and

cFuncName = "myfunc";

what is the syntax to call the function from the var cFuncName??

cFuncName(12);

doesn't seem to work

Why would you do that?
Store a reference in a variable, instead of the function's name:

myFuncRef=myfunc;
myFuncRef(12);

If you must, the syntax is (assuming cFuncName is global):

window[cFuncName](12);

[Tom Szabo]

Thank you!

"Randy Webb" <Hi************@aol.com> wrote in message
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Tom Szabo wrote:

Hi,

If say there is "myfunc"

where

"myfunc(n){ return 2 * n;}"

and

cFuncName = "myfunc";

what is the syntax to call the function from the var cFuncName??

cFuncName(12);

doesn't seem to work

window[cFuncName(12)]

--
Randy
comp.lang.javascript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq