Question

I am trying to create a custom jquery function which has two parameters, the one a single string defining the method in which to update the second parameter; an object of selectors.

Here is an example of the usage of the function:

$.select_content("update", {
    "object_1",
    "object_2"
});

And the function:

(function ( $ ) {
    var methods             = {
        "update"            : function ( objects ) {
            $.each(objects, function (object){
                // Do stuff...
            });
        },
        "reset"             : function ( objects ) {
            $.each(objects, function (object){
                // Do stuff...
            });
        }
    };
    $.fn.select_content     = function ( method ) {

    };
})( jQuery );

However I get a return error in my console which exclaims a unexpected token , on the this line: "object_1",",.

Is there a better way to approach this? Thank you.

Answer 1

Because the json syntax require key value pair. You can try an array:

$.select_content("update", [
    "object_1",
    "object_2"
]);

But you can also use the selector syntax:

$.select_content("update", "object_1, object_2");

Then:

$(objects).each(function (object){
    // Do stuff...
});