Can I pass a parameter when I call a Javascript file

[garry27]

Is it possible to pass a parameter into a Javascript file in the header when you call it in HTML like this:

 

<script type='text/javascript' src='javascriptfilename.js?paramname=paramvalue'></script>

 

If it is- how do I collect it in the javascript file?

 

Thanks.

[CroNiX]

I don't believe so.  Parameters are passed via URL.  You could do this:

<script type='text/javascript' src='javascriptfilename.js></script>

<script type='text/javascript'>var paramname=paramvalue;</script>

[Psycho]

Or, if you are using some type of server-side language such as PHP, then you could do something like what you proposed, you would just call a PHP page instead of a js file

 

Example

<script type='text/javascript' src='filename.php?paramname=paramvalue'></script>

 

Then your PHP JavaScript file could look something like this:

<?php echo "var paramename = {$_GET['paramname']};\n"; ?>

// continue javascript code normall here ...