Question

hi all i’ve got this bit of code but it keeps kicking out ‘undefined;

var projectID = $.getUrlVar('id');
var projectname;

$.get('functions.php?func=projectname&id='+projectID, function(data) {
    projectname = data;
    alert(projectname+'<- see nice content');
});

alert(projectname+'<- no content :(');

how can i make “projectname” available outside that one get function?

(i did notice, when running that code actually, that the no content alert popped up before the nice content. is the .get the last thing on the page that runs? is this why its all blank? coz the variable doesnt appear to be set yet?

thanks

Answer 1

AJAX runs asynchronously (that is what first A in AJAX acronym stands for).

So you have 2 solutions for your issue:

1. Don’t try to access the data outside the anonymous function. Do all the work there (the best solution)
2. Change your $.get to $.ajax and set its async option to false (terrible solution)