I would like to pass to a jQuery function a regular function, instead of the usual anonymous function, but I'm not sure how such a thing could be done.

Instead of this:

function setVersion(feature) {
      $.post("some.php", { abc:"abc" },
      function(data){
         // do something here
      }, "json");
}

I would like to do this:

function foo(data){
   // do something here
}

function setVersion(feature) {
      $.post("some.php", { abc:"abc" }, foo, "json");
}

Thank you.

I would like to pass to a jQuery function a regular function, instead of the usual anonymous function, but I'm not sure how such a thing could be done.

Instead of this:

function setVersion(feature) {
      $.post("some.php", { abc:"abc" },
      function(data){
         // do something here
      }, "json");
}

I would like to do this:

function foo(data){
   // do something here
}

function setVersion(feature) {
      $.post("some.php", { abc:"abc" }, foo, "json");
}

Thank you.

• javascript
• jquery
• function
• parameters
• anonymous

• 9 Ummm... run that. – harpo Commented Apr 17, 2010 at 20:54
• 2 Yep. That should work exactly as you want. Give it a try ;) – Edurne Pascual Commented Apr 17, 2010 at 20:57
• LOL, my bad, I tried to run "foo", didn't bother to run it as just foo... And then I forgot the "" in the question :) I need to get some sleep!!! – thedp Commented Apr 17, 2010 at 20:59

3 Answers 3

Yeah, already works. But you want it probably look like this:

function setVersion(feature, myFunction) {
      $.post("some.php", { abc:"abc" }, myFunction, "json");
}
setVersion(blah, foo);

Should run just fine.

I believe jQuery is actually meant to use the regular function, called by name. Using the anonymous function is simply a replacement for a named function that would otherwise be passed.

Yes, that is exactly how you do it.