[jQuery] Trying to understand how to use global variables...
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<p class=MsoNormal>I’ve read up on the subject, but my application is
showing that<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>my understanding has gaps.<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If I have an ajax function that in the returned “response”
exists<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>a value called “response.STORY_ID” and I used
the statement in the<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>success section of the ajax function, gNewStoryID =
response.STORY_ID,<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>and then alert(gNewStoryID), I do get the property ID
returned in the alert.<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Now I want to use that variable, gNewStoryID, in other
functions. My understanding<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>was that, by using gNewStoryID = response.STORY_ID, I was
creating a global variable<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>that could then be used in any function.<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>However, when I try to use the gNewStoryID in another
function, for instance,<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>$(‘#newStoryIDSpan’).empty().append(gNewStoryID);<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I get an error stating “gNewstoryID is not defined”.<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Where is my understanding in complete? I was think
that a global javascript variable<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>would be available through the application as is a
ColdFusion session variable.<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for helping me understand!<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Rick<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#A6A6A6'>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></i>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#A6A6A6'>"It has been my
experience that most bad government is the result of too much government."
- Thomas Jefferson<o:p></o:p></span></i>
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