I have a function that return value and i executed the function after click event for example

$("some_div").click( my_function());

The answer is how to get the returned value of the function.

i couldn't use

var something = $("some_div").click( my_function());

Thanks to every one who contribute the the question.I've got my answer.

I have a function that return value and i executed the function after click event for example

$("some_div").click( my_function());

The answer is how to get the returned value of the function.

i couldn't use

var something = $("some_div").click( my_function());

Thanks to every one who contribute the the question.I've got my answer.

• javascript
• jquery

• what are you intending to do with the returned value? – ryankeairns Commented Jan 23, 2012 at 18:04

3 Answers 3

You have to pass a function to click, not its return value. In the event handler you can call your function and deal with the return value as you see fit:

$("some_div").click(function() {
    var result = my_function();
    // do whatever you want with `result`
});

The event handler is not called immediately, but some time later (when the element is clicked). Therefore it does not make sense for .click to return a value.

You could declare a global Variable and write the result into that. Here is an example that writes the current event into global:

var global = ''

$("#some_div").click(function(e){
  global = e;
});

You can't get a return value, You only subsrcibe a callback function that will be fire when clicking "some_div".

If you want to use some value from callback function, use it inside the function or save it in a hidden input

$("some_div").click(function() {
    var someValue = foo();
    $('#hiddenInputName').val(someValue);
});

//later on...

var extractedValue = $('#hiddenInputName').val();