Includes and Objects..

[Maknib]

Hi guys,

 

i am taking the Javascript course from Learnable.com (sitepoint). we have come up to Objects in Javascript.. he has stated something like:

 

var MyObject = 
{
   init:  function(){
      //do stuff
    },
    something:  function(){
      //do something else
    }
};

MyObject.init();

 

he has said that i need to put myObject.init(); on the bottom as the object hasn't been created yet if i try to call it from the top..

 

i'm gathering that this is similar to..

 

public class MyObject{

   public void init(){
      //do stuff
   }


   public void something(){
     //do something else
   }

}

i'm wondering, because i'm starting to get used to working with classes and a Main class... can i have all my objects declared in another JS file, and use an include or an import in another "main" js file? purely for neatness? as i would like to have all funtions / objects in one file and the workings of the script in another.

 

 

is this possible in Javascript?

 

hope this makes sense

 

thanks

[trq]

is this possible in Javascript?

 

There isn't much that isn't these days. You can include javascript files into your pages using....

 

<script type="javascript" src="somescript.js">

 

So in your case you could have....

 

<script type="javascript" src="yourobjects.js">
<script type="javascript" src="yourcallingcode.js">

 

There are also numerous libraries around that will let you dynamically load js into other js files, but generally, these are overkill for most cases.