[Javascript] adding onclick event's with YUI

[Matt McKeon]

Nick Fitzsimons wrote:
>> The code above works as I expect, but in a loop through the list I use a
>> counter variable in place of the hardcoded number above and every link
>> when clicked alert()'s the last number in the loop (in this case 3). But
>> if I do each of them manually it works fine.
>>
>> I've set up a test page which you can see in action and hopefully
>> understand what I'm try to say here: <http://qurl.com/ts66b>
>>
>> I'm thinking it has something to do with scope, but I can't pindown the
>> problem. Anyone have any ideas?
> 
> Hi Matt,
> 
> The important point is that it is the _variable_ to which it has access,
> not the _value_ the variable had when the closure was formed, and as the
> variable was originally inside a loop which finished executing earlier,
> the later attempt to examine it will find the value that was left in it at
> the end of the loop. (Confusing, isn't it :-)
> 

Thanks Nick and Matt.

I get the basic principle, but trying to implement it isn't working out. 
I've done another go at it here: <http://qurl.com/9c79j> but now as a 
return value for clicking a link to get the text
function getIndex(index) {
  return function() {
   alert(index);
  }
}

not the actual value that should represent.

Perhaps I'm taking this info in all the wrong way, does this new code 
look anything closer to working?

Thanks,
Matt