[SOLVED] call function dynamically

[DaveEverFade]

How can I call a function dynamically? I assumed i could do it like this:

 

function (param)

{

param()

}

 

...but that doesn't work

Any ideas?

 

Dave

[veridicus]

How are you passing a function to function(param)?  Small example code which isn't working for you would help us answer.

[DaveEverFade]

It's a very long and complex code but essentially I would pass the function name through another function onclick so eg:

 

<img onclick="Test('Test2')">

 

function Test(params)

{

params()

}

 

function Test2()

{

do what I actually need to do..

}

[veridicus]

You want to pass the function without the quotes.  The function is an object, so pass it directly, rather than a string containing the function name.

[DaveEverFade]

The problem is that I need the function name in quotes because it wont always be a function name. It may be a somthing like 'id=2' at the moment I have a rather large switch on it but it's just getting too big. Can I turn it back into an object maybe?

[nogray]

you can use the eval function to run a the code stored in string

eval(params+"();");

[DaveEverFade]

Thank you, you're a star!

 

Dave