Call javascript function which name is in variable

Question

The problem is next: Assume that we have a select. Onchange event we need to call some function, but name of this function kept in variable. How to call this function ?

See this answer here. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/359788/how-to-execute-a-javascript-function-when-i-have-its-name-as-a-string — Andrew Winter, Jul 29 '11 at 09:35

score 41 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 29 '11 at 18:27

41

window[name]()

You can call functions by name reference by selecting them as a property of window and executing them

edited Jul 29 '11 at 18:27

Adriano Carneiro

57,693
12
90
123

answered Jul 29 '11 at 09:35

Raynos

166,823
56
351
396

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 29 '11 at 18:27

1

have you tried variableName(); ?

We often pass around callback functions, which might look something like this

function doSomething(callbackFunction){
    // some happy code
    callbackFunction()
}

edited Jul 29 '11 at 18:27

Adriano Carneiro

57,693
12
90
123

answered Jul 29 '11 at 09:37

Pwaddles

142
5

5

Actually, the OP said the _name_ of the function is in the variable, not (a reference to) the function itself. – Ray Toal Jul 29 '11 at 09:40
this is what I was looking for - came up on Google for my search – Dave Hilditch Jul 18 '13 at 11:47

Call javascript function which name is in variable

2 Answers2

Linked

Related