[Javascript] window.onload questions

Schalk schalk at volume4.com
Tue Dec 6 10:54:18 CST 2005


Nick Fitzsimons wrote:
>> Greetings All
>>
>> I have two seperate .js file that I load into a html page. Both of them
>> load their init() function with the window.onload function. From what I
>> can see it seems that the second script is overriding the first script
>> and the first one is never run and therefore does not function.
>>
>> First, can I call the onload functions of both in the second script,
>> even though they are in seperate files? If not, is it best then to merge
>> the two into one file or do I have another option? Thanks for all of
>> your input.
>>
>>     
>
> You can semi-automate the process using Simon Willison's addLoadEvent
> function; it's described at
> <http://simon.incutio.com/archive/2004/05/26/> and he goes into more
> detail at
> <http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/05/26/closures-and-executing-javascript-on-page-load/>
>
> HTH,
>
> Nick.
>   
Thank you all for the input. The functions does have seperate names so 
it should then be ok as to load both in the second script. If not, I 
will have a look at the technique from Simon.

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Kind Regards
Schalk Neethling
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