[Javascript] Same-named functions (waslink onclick=location.hrefnot working)

[Chris T]

Pretty cool. I never knew that.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Håkan Magnusson" <hakan at backbase.com>
To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 3:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Javascript] Same-named functions (waslink
onclick=location.hrefnot working)


> In JavaScript, alert() is a method on the window object ("actual" syntax
> would be window.alert(sString);). A note to those of you who like to
> alert some value while you debug your code is that this method can
> naturally be replaced by your own function.
>
> Remember every time you mistakenly put the alert in some loop and you
> have to sit on your return key for twenty minutes to get passed it?
> Well, by using this function, every alert is a confirmation dialog, and
> if you don't want to see any more alerts, simply click "Cancel" instead
> of "Ok".
>
> ---
> function _alert(sAlert) {
> if(window.bAlert)
> window.bAlert = confirm(sAlert);
> }
> window.alert = _alert;
> window.bAlert = true;
> ---
>
> Just another of my two cents.
>
> Regards,
> H
>
>
> Peter Brunone wrote:
>
> >    IIRC, alert() is actually a method of the document object, and
therefore language-independent.
> >
> >    MsgBox is a bit more flexible, and works inside and outside of the
browser environment.
> >
> > Original Message:
> >
> >>From: "Chris T" <christ at saeweb.com>
> >
> >
> >>Hmmm, I thought VBScript was MsgBox(), not alert().
> >>
> >>Quick question... How many of you actually use VBScript? I'm talking
> >>client-side, not server-side.
> >>
> >>Chris Tifer
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>----- Original Message ----- 
> >>From: "Peter Brunone" <peter at brunone.com>
> >>
> >>>>What I don't know
> >>>>is what would happen if you had 2 functions (one JS and one VB) by the
> >>
> >>same
> >>
> >>>>name. I'm too lazy to find out though :)
> >>>
> >>>  Never say "what if" around me; you'll get either the answer or
endless
> >>
> >>speculation.  In this case, I put together a small sample for IE6, and
the
> >>result was a trip to Bizarro World.  Consider the following:
> >>
> >>><form>
> >>><input type="button" onclick="Gabooga()" value="Call VBScript
Function">
> >>
> >>&nbsp;
> >>
> >>><input type="button" onclick="gabooga()" value="Call Javascript
Function">
> >>><br>
> >>></form>
> >>><script language="Javascript">
> >>>function gabooga() {
> >>>alert("gabooga javascript");
> >>>}
> >>></script>
> >>>
> >>><script language="VBScript">
> >>>Function Gabooga
> >>>   alert("Gabooga VBScript")
> >>>End Function
> >>></script>
> >>
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